TAIPEI - Taiwan's government launched a website on Sunday to encourage Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying it was offering a secure channel to what it says is an increasing number of people who are fed up with the system and want change.
Taiwan and China, which views the democratically governed island as its own territory, have long spied on each other, and Taiwan in particular has reported an increased number of Chinese espionage cases. Taiwan's National Security Bureau said on its website that in recent years, China's economy has faced growing difficulties, while political control has remained "tight".
"Coupled with a growing range of social and livelihood-related problems, these conditions have fuelled public discontent," said a statement issued in Chinese and English. "As a result, an increasing number of individuals have approached relevant agencies in Taiwan, wishing to provide various types of information." China's Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
