A Taiwanese court on Monday jailed a coach of Chinese yo-yo and nine others for spying for Beijing, as Taipei seeks to counter China’s influence on the self-ruled island.
The two sides have been spying on each other for decades, but analysts say the threat to Taiwan is greater given that China has threatened to use force to bring Taipei under its control.
Taipei District Court convicted nine defendants of violating the National Security Act for “developing an organisation for China”, while another was found guilty of illegal currency exchange.