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Retired Intelligence Officer Indicted for Spying for China

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A retired officer with Taiwan's National Security Bureau, surnamed Shih, has been indicted for passing information to China. Prosecutors say Shih, who now runs a travel business in Palau, was aware that retired intelligence officers are barred from working for hostile foreign forces but leaked information anyway. The leaks reportedly included intelligence on Palau's support for Taiwan's 2021 World Health Assembly bid and details on Taiwan's delegation to a 2022 marine conservation conference. Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted 58 people for espionage since 2025, half of them active or retired service members.

Chinese Espionage: Retired Intelligence Officer Indicted for Leaks

REPORTER:  
A retired officer of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau has been indicted for passing information to China.

The suspect, surnamed Shih, runs a travel business in Palau. Prosecutors say he knew retired intelligence officers like himself are barred from working for hostile foreign forces, but leaked information to China anyway. This included intelligence on Palau's support for Taiwan's 2021 World Health Assembly bid and information on Taiwan’s delegation to a conference on marine conservation in 2022. Taiwanese investigators have indicted 58 people for espionage since 2025, half of them active or retired service members.

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NSB Spy Indicted: Retired Intel Officer Indicted for Leaks to China

REPORTER:  
A retired National Security Bureau Officer was indicted for working for China.

The suspect, surnamed Shih, runs a travel business in Palau. Prosecutors say he knew retired intelligence officers are barred from working for hostile foreign forces — but leaked information to China anyway, first on Palau's 2021 support for Taiwan's WHA bid, then on delegation details from Palau's 2022 Our Ocean Conference. Bureau data showed 58 espionage indictments since 2025, half of them active or retired service members.