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police inside China has issued a notice and offered a reward of up to 10,000 yuan (£1,000) for information leading to the arrest of 18 accused Taiwanese military psychological operations officers. Separatist propaganda.
A day before this, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te had said that Taipei would build a new multi-layered air defense system. “T-Dome” during celebrations to commemorate the National Day. With a grand military parade.
The Public Security Bureau (PSB) in the Chinese city of Xiamen, which sits in front taiwan On the other side of the Taiwan Strait, photographs, names and Taiwan identification card numbers of 18 people identified as core members of the Taiwan military’s “psychological warfare unit” were released.
The Security Bureau said, “psychological warfare unit“Handles tasks such as disinformation, intelligence gathering, psychological warfare and propaganda.
“For a long time, they conspired to instigate separatist activities,” the bureau said. He said a reward of up to 10,000 yuan would be given to anyone providing information leading to his arrest.
It said the unit allegedly launched websites for smear campaigns, created seditious video games to incite separatism, produced fake video content to mislead people, operated illegal radios for “infiltration”, and manipulated public opinion with the resources of “external forces”, the state Xinhua news agency said in a separate report.
It said the real goal of the group was Promoting “Taiwan Independence” And conduct activities that incite secession.
The bureau also called on the Taiwanese people to “draw a clear line” with separatist forces and urged them to work together with the mainland to oppose “Taiwan independence” activities.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry dismissed the allegations as “crude” attempts to undermine the Taiwan government and conduct cognitive warfare.
It said the allegations “reflect the autocratic and crass thinking of an authoritarian regime… seeking to divide our people, weaken our government, and wage cognitive warfare.”
Democratically ruled Taiwan has come under increasing military and political pressure from China, which claims the island despite strong opposition from Taipei and has vowed to reclaim the island.
China has repeatedly released reports that “exploit personal data by taking advantage of the free flow of information in our democratic society,” the ministry said.
It said, “It is the infallible duty of every military officer and soldier to safeguard national security and safeguard the safety and well-being of the people.”
The wanted notice is largely symbolic, given that Taiwanese intelligence officers do not openly visit the country, and China’s legal system has no jurisdiction over the island.
It came as China criticized Mr Lai’s Double Tenth Day speech and again called him a stubborn “troublemaker” and “war-maker”.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office also warned that Mr Lai’s “words and actions will only undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” and “seriously harm” Taiwan’s economy as well as the well-being of its people.
In a speech marking the 114th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official title, Mr. Lai vowed to increase the country’s defense spending to more than 3 percent of gross domestic product next year and to 5 percent by 2030.
He called on China to stop using force to take over the island.
For the first time, he publicly mentioned Taiwan’s intentions to deploy the “T-Dome” air defense system without giving many details.
He said, “Increasing defense spending has a purpose; it is a clear necessity to counter enemy threats and a driving force to develop our defense industries.”
“We will accelerate the construction of T-Dome, establish a hardened air defense system in Taiwan with multi-layered defense, high-level detection and effective interception, and weave a security net for Taiwan to protect citizens’ lives and property,” Mr Lai said.
In June this year, China had issued a similar reward for the arrest of 20 people. Beijing It was said that they were Taiwanese military hackers. Taiwan rejected that threat and said it would not be afraid.