Taiwan President warns of China's “infiltration efforts”

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te said on Thursday that China had deepened his influencing campaigns and infiltration against the Democratic Island and to combat measures to combat Beijing's efforts to “absorb” Taiwaner.

Taiwan has accused China of having military exercises, trading sanctions and influences from campaigns against the island in recent years to force the island to accept Chinese sovereignty.

After Lai spoke to reporters after a meeting with high-ranking security officers, he said that Beijing used Taiwan's democracy to “absorb” various members of society, including organized crime groups, media personalities as well as current and former military and police officers.

“You (China) conduct activities such as division, destruction and subversion from the United States,” Lai told a news that was transmitted live from the presidential office.

China's office in Taiwan Affairs did not immediately answer a request for comments.

Referring to government data, Lai said that 64 people were charged with Chinese espionage last year, three times more than in 2021. He said that the majority of them were currently or former military officers.

“Many are concerned that our country, our hard -earned freedom, democracy and prosperity will be lost bit by bit due to these influencing campaigns and manipulations,” said Lai.

Through these efforts, Lai said that China had shown the Taiwan's anti-infiltration law defined as “foreign enemy forces”.

The President proposed 17 legal and economic countermeasures, including the strict review of the Taiwanese visits or applications for the residence by Chinese citizens and suggestions for the resumption of the work of the military court.

Lai also said that his government would make “necessary adaptations” to money flows, people and technology in the entire street. He didn't work out.

In addition, he said that the government would issue “memories” of Taiwanese actors and singers who occur in China for their “statements and actions”, an answer to what Taipei sees as ongoing Chinese campaign to suppress pop stars in order to make pro-Beijing comments.

“We have no choice but to take more active measures.”

China claims Taiwan as his own territory and has never not used violence to get the island under its control.

The government of Taiwan rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims and says that only the people of the island can decide their future.