[Cross-Strait] China's Taiwan Affairs Office Threatens to Criminalize Providing Intelligence to Taiwan via 'Chinese Citizen Contact Window'
bellala 央廣7h agoEdited
The National Security Bureau (NSB) announced on the 14th the establishment of a 'Chinese Citizen Contact Window' as an intelligence collection channel. Chen Binhua, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), said today (17th) that the mainland strongly condemns this and will resolutely counter it. He also warned that it will be a crime for mainland citizens to provide intelligence to Taiwan's intelligence agencies.
At the regular press conference held by the TAO this morning, Chen Binhua, in response to media inquiries about the NSB's establishment of the 'Chinese Citizen Contact Window,' not only claimed that this move was an act of intelligence theft and infiltration and sabotage but also stated that the mainland strongly condemns it and will resolutely counter it.
Chen Binhua said that according to relevant Chinese laws, all political parties, people's organizations, enterprises, public institutions, and other social organizations in mainland China have 'responsibilities and obligations to maintain security.' For those who provide intelligence to Taiwan's intelligence agencies, it will constitute a crime, and relevant departments will pursue their legal responsibilities according to law.
The NSB stated on the 14th that to broadly collect intelligence on China's politics, military, economy, and society, in accordance with the 'National Intelligence Work Act' and referencing the practices of intelligence agencies in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel, the 'Chinese Citizen Contact Window' has been completed. This facilitates Chinese citizens to proactively contact and provide intelligence, aiming to expand diverse sources of intelligence information.
The NSB also produced a promotional video describing the atmosphere of unease and self-preservation among public officials in China's authoritarian system, witnessing colleagues being inexplicably investigated and dismissed, and gradually disappearing from their posts. It encourages citizens within or outside China to actively provide intelligence and bravely make changes. (Editor: Zhong Jinlong)
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Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=215002
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