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Taiwan Launches Tip Site, Tightens China Espionage Crackdown

7/20/2026

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Taiwan opened a website in late June for Chinese citizens to submit intelligence tips, after Beijing launched an online platform urging reports of “Taiwan independence” activities.
President Lai Ching-te’s administration has prosecuted espionage cases, expelled PRC influencers, and tightened mainland travel rules.
In March 2025 Taiwan revoked Liu Zhenya’s residency, deported her and two other Chinese social-media personalities, and barred officials from the PRC’s 80th-anniversary parade and the Straits Forum.

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Taiwan opened a website in late June for Chinese citizens to submit intelligence tips, after Beijing launched an online platform urging reports of “Taiwan independence” activities.
President Lai Ching-te’s administration has prosecuted espionage cases, expelled PRC influencers, and tightened mainland travel rules.
In March 2025 Taiwan revoked Liu Zhenya’s residency, deported her and two other Chinese social-media personalities, and barred officials from the PRC’s 80th-anniversary parade and the Straits Forum.