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President Lai warns cadets: Chinese spying threatens Taiwan

6/30/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Lai Ching-te warned graduating cadets that Chinese spying threatens Taiwan's freedom and democracy at the June 30 ceremony.
Ambassadors from Belize, Guatemala, Paraguay and Jordan's de-facto ambassador attended the ceremony at Fu Hsing Kang College, a 1951 school whose hall still bears large Chinese characters quoting Chiang Kai-shek’s 1975 call for personal responsibility.
Lai urged the graduates to identify friend and foe, resist infiltration, and defend Taiwan's sovereignty.

History

Historical Context

In July 1995 the PLA launched missiles that continued until 23 March 1996, concentrating roughly 100,000 troops and closing the strait to commercial traffic. The crisis prompted Taiwan to boost its intelligence budget and to begin the 1997 armed-forces streamlining that cut the army and favored navy and air power. President Lai’s 30 June 2024 cadet address warns that Chinese espionage still threatens Taiwan’s democracy.

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Story summary

President Lai Ching-te warned graduating cadets that Chinese spying threatens Taiwan's freedom and democracy at the June 30 ceremony.
Ambassadors from Belize, Guatemala, Paraguay and Jordan's de-facto ambassador attended the ceremony at Fu Hsing Kang College, a 1951 school whose hall still bears large Chinese characters quoting Chiang Kai-shek’s 1975 call for personal responsibility.
Lai urged the graduates to identify friend and foe, resist infiltration, and defend Taiwan's sovereignty.

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