The Straits Times
Sep 16, 2018

China sees democratic Taiwan as a wayward province and has never renounced the use of force to bring it to heel, with Chinese warships and fighter jets periodically pressing close to the island.PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIJING (REUTERS) – China on Sunday (Sept 16) accused Taiwan’s spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of “infiltration” and “sabotage”, and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.

The relevant agencies in Taiwan must end such activities immediately, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing Mr An Fengshan, a spokesman of China’s policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office.

On Saturday, state television kicked off the first in a series of programmes detailing cases in which Chinese students studying in Taiwan are said to be targeted by domestic spies who lure them with money, love and friendship.

The allegations come as China ramps up efforts to encourage Taiwanese to settle in China permanently, with new identity cards and other inducements.    [FULL  STORY]