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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher Bodeen

Divided loyalties? 62 Taiwanese military members found with Chinese residency permits

In the latest revelation of Chinese influence among the Taiwanese armed forces, at least 62 active-duty Taiwanese service members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island's Defense Ministry said.

Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China has considered Taiwan a renegade province and increasingly relied on “gray area” tactics to undermine Taiwan’s will to resist on top of its threat of a military invasion.

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