A high court in Taiwan’s southern Kaohsiung City has convicted a retired air force colonel of operating an espionage network on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Liu Sheng-shu was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Oct. 25 for his espionage activities carried out from 2013 to 2021. Given the national security implications of the case, the High Prosecutors’ Office in Kaohsiung delivered its verdict via video conferencing, withholding most of the information from the public. In April, the court charged Mr. Liu and six active air force and navy officers with violating the Classified National Security Information Act. The investigation started in January when Mr. Liu and three active military officers were held incommunicado, and three other active lieutenant commanders were released on bail ranging from NT$100,000 to NT$200,000 ($3,080 to $6,170)....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/former-taiwanese-colonel-gets-20-year-prison-sentence-for-spying-for-china-5518960