Published on 6/14/2026
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Last update: 18:27 (Mecca time)
The Taiwanese government on Sunday launched a website to encourage Chinese citizens to report intelligence, saying it provides a safe channel for what it describes as a growing number of people fed up with the system and wanting change.
In a statement issued in Chinese and English, Taiwan’s National Security Bureau said on its website, “The Chinese economy has faced increasing difficulties in the past few years, while strict political control has remained.”
“Along with the increasing social and livelihood problems, these conditions have fueled public dissatisfaction,” the statement said. “As a result, an increasing number of individuals have reached out to relevant agencies in Taiwan, wanting to provide various types of information.”
The website opens to a one-minute promotional video that the office said was produced with artificial intelligence, showing a Chinese government employee witnessing his colleagues being investigated and removed from their positions. The video ends with the employee buying a mobile phone and writing on it, saying, “It’s time for change.”
The site is blocked in China, but many Chinese use virtual private networks (VPNs) to access other blocked sites such as social media and Western search engines.
The office called on Chinese people at home and abroad to “actively provide information and bring about change courageously.” He said that the new method follows in the footsteps of agencies in countries such as the United States, Britain and Israel.
He added that the channel allows the Chinese to provide intelligence information in order to “expand the bureau’s diverse intelligence sources.”
Taiwan and China, which considers the democratically ruled island part of its territory, have long spied on each other. Taiwan in particular has reported an increase in the number of Chinese espionage cases.
China itself has tried similar methods. In 2024, it announced the launch of an electronic platform to encourage reporting on “Taiwan independence” activities, with the aim of holding “separatists” accountable.
Western style
Taiwanese officials said that this step came in reference to the practices adopted by intelligence agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel.
Last year, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) posted Chinese-language videos on social media calling on disgruntled Chinese officials to communicate with it and exchange information.
When US President Donald Trump visited Beijing in mid-May to hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Xi warned him of the possibility of a conflict between the two countries over Taiwan if the issue was not dealt with properly.
China conducted large-scale military exercises near the island. Last Wednesday, the Taiwanese army launched missiles towards China from mobile launchers, in a display of its capabilities to repel any potential Chinese attack.
