Taiwan Indicts President’s Aide on Charge of Spying for China

Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two former officials, one of whom worked closely with the president, for leaking national security information to China, as Taipei pushes back against Beijing’s growing efforts to undermine the self-ruled democracy.

Prosecutors in the capital brought charges against a former political aide working in President Lai Ching-te’s office and a secretary who previously worked for former Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, according to a statement from the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on Tuesday. Both are Taiwan nationals. Under the Classified National Security Information Protection Act, prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of at least five and nine years respectively.