Ten former and current Taiwanese military officers have been charged with espionage for Beijing, with two of them creating a video expressing their intention to surrender to the Chinese military, according to prosecutors. The Taiwan High Prosecutors' Office stated that three of the indicted individuals were allegedly involved in recruiting active-duty servicemen to gather military information for China. Four officers they enlisted were charged with exchanging multiple military secrets for financial gain. The specifics of these secrets were not disclosed.

Two active-duty officers were accused of producing a psychological warfare video for Beijing, expressing their willingness to surrender to the People's Liberation Army. Prosecutors condemned this act, labeling it as an extremely vicious act of allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party. The final defendant faced charges of stealing military secrets from a secure location at his workplace. Prosecutors emphasized that all the accused had either served or were currently serving in the military, betraying their country and people for personal interests, resulting in a significant threat to national security.

They urged the court to impose stringent sentences as a deterrent. This indictment is the latest in a series of recent spying cases in Taiwan. Last month, a retired air force colonel was sentenced to 20 years in prison for spying for Beijing and divulging confidential national security information. In August, a father-son duo was indicted for recruiting soldiers to gather information for China during the island's prominent "Han Kuang military exercises."

China and Taiwan have been spying on each other since their split in 1949 after a civil war. Beijing claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has increased military and political pressures on the island in recent years. The Taiwanese authorities have been working to identify and eliminate Chinese moles from within the military, especially since Beijing staged war games around the island and declared it a no-fly zone. Despite these efforts, incidents of espionage continue to pose a threat to Taiwan's security.