Taiwan soldier charged with leaking military secrets to China

A Taiwanese sergeant has been indicted for allegedly photographing and leaking confidential defense information to China, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Beijing claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has ramped up military and political pressures on the island in recent years.

The sergeant, surnamed Chen, worked at a navy training center and was recruited by an unspecified number of people who “collected intelligence for mainland China” via messaging apps in 2022, said Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office.