01 November 2012

News Story: Beijing denies knowledge of Taiwan spies


Beijing denied it is connected to three retired Taiwan military officers arrested by Taiwanese police on charges of spying for mainland China.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said it had no knowledge of an alleged espionage case in which the three retired Taiwanese officers are suspected of leaking information to Chinese mainland intelligence authorities.

Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, declined to make further comment, a report by the semi-official Global Times newspaper in Beijing, said.

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