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Retired Officers In Custody As Alleged Spies For China

October 31 2012

Taiwan

Three retired Taiwanese military officers have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, reports the Taipei Times.

Cmdr. Chang Chih-hsin, former director of the political warfare department of the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Office (METOC), and two other former officers were arrested, the Defense Ministry confirmed on Monday.

Chang was taken into custody last month shortly before he was scheduled to travel to China, reported Apple Daily (Taiwan). The names of...

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