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## Re: [CT] [EastAsia] [OS] CHINA/TAIWAN/CT/CSM/MIL- Sex lured Taiwan general to become China spy

Released on 2012-09-22 22:00 GMT

Email-ID | 1954019
Date | 2011-02-10 14:36:58
From | richmond@stratfor.com
To | ct@stratfor.com, military@stratfor.com, eastasia@stratfor.com
List-Name | ct@stratfor.com

I always thought it was the 3 Ps: Payment, Power and Pussy. This one
seems to be a case of the third. Sean, you can quote me on that too... :)
Anyways, here is the insight I mentioned in the earlier email:
China and Taiwan are notorious for intense espionage activities on each
other. The Chinese emphasizes these activities in Taiwan to gain as much
knowledge of what it considers a "renegade" province. Furthermore, not
only are the Chinese interested in collecting as much intelligence on
Taiwan for purposes relating to Sino-Taiwan affairs, but also due to their
extensive activities on the island, they also get rich intelligence from
other nations that communicate with Taiwan on their China objectives.
That is to say, through its spy networks in Taiwan, China can gain
information from third party conversations; for example, United States or
Japan discussions with Taiwan on information (e.g. military affairs) not
shared with mainland officials, is easily picked up via China's network on
Taiwan and then transmitted to the mainland. One source tells us that the
top three officials in most Taiwanese government offices are said to have
their entire computer systems compromised due to a complex "bot" network
established by the mainland to target Taiwan specifically.
On 2/10/11 7:31 AM, Sean Noonan wrote:
page number?
On 2/10/11 7:28 AM, Fred Burton wrote:
M-I-C-E
C = Compromise (pls cite the page in Ghost to help w/book sales.)
Sean Noonan wrote:
actually thinking aobut writing something short on this one. Fits a
pretty standard espionage model, but got a very high level source.
Nate check out the gear he supposedly spied on in bold in 2nd article,
any thoughts?
Also, the commentators are prett cogent on how this is a very regular
thing, this guy just got caught
On 2/10/11 7:22 AM, Sean Noonan wrote:
*Nice work.* 3 articles below. lots of details.
Sex lured Taiwan general to become China spy*
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4ANCAhmSVatpNawqkEyc4PATnhQ?docId=CNG.273270170b9bb2d7b2be0a00f1d8156f.331
By Amber Wang (AFP) - 6 hours ago
TAIPEI - A Taiwanese general detained in what could be the island's
worst espionage case in 50 years was lured by sex and money offered
by a female Chinese agent, media reported Thursday.
Army major general Lo Hsien-che was allegedly recruited while
stationed in Thailand between 2002 and 2005, drawn in by a honeytrap
set by the agent, then in her early 30s, said the China Times, citing
unnamed sources.
"Lured by sex and money offered by the spy, Lo was recruited by China
to supply top secret information he handled," the paper said.
The woman, described by the paper as "tall, beautiful and chic," held
an Australian passport and initially pretended to be working in the
export and import trade when she met Lo, who was already married, the
paper said.
Lo, now 51, started to collect secrets for her in 2004 and received
up to $200,000 at a time for his services, eventually pocketing as
much as $1 million from China, it said.
Although he returned to Taiwan in 2005, Lo continued working for
China and kept meeting the woman in the United States, where he
handed over more confidential information to her, it added.
Lo had managed to keep his activities under wraps and pass repeated
loyalty checks and was promoted to a major general in 2008, according
to the paper.
He was head of the army's telecommunications and electronic
information department when he was arrested last month, according to
the defence ministry, which declined to comment on the report.
Military officials have called the scandal the worst Chinese
communist espionage case in the past half century, given the
sensitive affairs that Lo had access to.
"We do not know the relevant circumstances," said a spokesman for the
Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing when asked to comment on the case.
China's state-controlled Global Times tabloid quoted Li Fei, a Taiwan
expert at southeast China's Xiamen University, as saying the two
sides of the Taiwan Straits are still actively spying on each other.
"Espionage activities have never ceased, even though cross-Straits
tensions have eased over the years," he said, adding agents no longer
targeted only military secrets, but also economic and technological
intelligence.
Taiwan's military, which has set up an ad hoc group for damage
control, warns that China has not stopped infiltrating into Taiwan
despite warmer relations in recent years.
Lo's arrest came amid fast-warming ties between Taipei and Beijing
following the 2008 election of Beijing-friendly Ma Ying-jeou as
president.
Taiwan and China have spied on each other ever since they split in
1949 at the end of a civil war. Beijing still regards the island as
part of its territory awaiting reunification, if necessary by forc
*
Taiwan arrests general in worst espionage case in 50 years*
Source: (AHN) Reporter: AHN Staff
Location: Teipei, Taiwan Published: February 9, 2011 09:57 pm EST
Read more:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90033839?Taiwan%20arrests%20general%20in%20worst%20espionage%20case%20in%2050%20years#ixzz1DYsCjlre
In what is considered the worst espionage case in the last five
decades, Taiwan has arrested Army Maj. Gen. Lo Hsien-che, charging
him with spying for China while he was deployed in Thailand between
2002 and 2005.
clearpxl
In a statement, the Ministry of Defense said that Lo, who was the
Army's telecommunications and electronic information department's
head at the time of his arrest, was actually detained last month. A
ministry official said that since Lo was overseeing Taiwan's military
sensitive affairs, it is expected that he must have done serious
damage to it.
*It is suspected that the information leaked to China must be related
to the Po Sheng (Broad Victory) system, which Taiwan is considering
purchasing from the U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin for $1.6
billion. If Taiwan gets the system, it will be able to access U.S.
intelligence systems. It is also believed that the information about
army's underground optical fibre network system as well as army's
acquisition of 30 Boeing-made Apache AH-64D Longbow attack
helicopters may also have been leaked.*
Acting Director of the ministry's Political Warfare Bureau,
Lieutenant General Wang Ming-wo, announced the establishment of an ad
hoc group in an attempt to limit the possible damage. Wang said that
General Lo had brought shame to the military and added that
servicemen were supposed to be loyal to their country.
Lo's arrest came at a time when the two nations were boosting
bilateral relations between them after the 2008 election of Ma
Ying-jeou as President. "Although tensions across the Taiwan Strait
have eased over the past more than two years, the Chinese communists
have not stopped their infiltration into Taiwan. Instead, they have
been stepping up their intelligence gathering, what we call the
'smokeless war,' against us," said Wang.
*
Taiwan authorities ups ante on 'spying': Global Times*
08:52, February 10, 2011
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http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7282778.html
Last month's detention of a Taiwanese major general over accusations
of spying for the mainland *is unlikely to stoke tensions amid
warming cross- Straits relations, analysts said Wednesday.*
Lo Hsien-che, 51, the head of communications and electronic
information at Taiwan's army command headquarters, *was detained
January 27 *over charges of releasing top military information to the
mainland for *nine years*, Taiwan's NOW News reported, citing local
military personnel, at a press conference Tuesday.
However, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council told the
Global Times Wednesday that it was unaware of the case and declined
to comment.*
Lo is the highest-ranking Taiwanese military official in 50 years to
be accused of spying for the mainland, the NOW report said.*
Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou said Lo would be "punished severely
without tolerance" if the charges were true, according to a statement
made Tuesday evening by the leader's spokesman, Lo Chih-chiang.
_
Li Fei, deputy director of the Taiwan Research Center at Xiamen
University, told the Global Times Wednesday that the case would not
affect warming cross-Straits relations._
_"Espionage activities have never ceased, even though cross-Straits
tensions have eased over the years. But these cases won't affect the
overall prospect of cross-Straits ties," he said, adding that such
spy cases "have extended from the previous political, military and
security spheres to economic, technology and other social areas."_
The comments by Ma indicate that he is adopting a balanced stance to
appease groups in Taiwan that are hostile to the Chinese mainland, Li
added._
Ma recently asked Taiwanese officials to refrain from referring to
the mainland as "China," either verbally or in documents, and some
analysts and politicians are hailing the call as a positive step
toward strengthening cross-Straits political trust._ [hahaha]
Li Wei, director of the Institute of Security and Arms Control
Studies with the China Institutes of Contemporary International
Relations, said cross- Straits spying activities are much less
frequent than in areas such as the Korean Peninsula.
_
"Most cross-Straits communications are open to the public, and the
transparency is increasing," he noted. "All this has led espionage
activities to decline."_ [i'm tempted to call BS on this one]
However, the fact is, he said, spying is going to happen everywhere.
"Spying activities have been going on worldwide amid
competitiveness," he said. "Commercial spying has been on the rise
recently, while military espionage has declined."
According to Taiwanese authorities, Lo was recruited by the mainland
while stationed in Thailand between 2002 and 2005.
*The secret information leaked involved the Taiwan military's C4ISR
(command, control, communications, computers, intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance) army communications system, as well
as the island's purchase of 30 US-made combat helicopters that are
set to be acquired in 2013.*
An unidentified Taiwanese military official called the espionage case
the "worst in the past half century," adding that it could cause
"serious" harm to Taiwan's military, AFP reported.
Kuomintang legislator Wu Yu-sheng called Wednesday to dismiss the
"defense minister" and suggested the resumption of operations to
crack down on spies, NOW reported.
*
Wung Ming-hsien, a strategist at Tamkang University in Taiwan,
speculated that the case could alter the US' decision to sell F-16
fighter jets, submarines and other weapons to Taiwan.
"The case may give the United States second thoughts while evaluating
the arms deals," Wung told AFP, noting that the US government may
fear that military secrets could be leaked to the mainland.*
"The crackdown on cross-Straits espionage activities depends on the
political climate across the Straits and will be tightened when the
ties are tense," Li Fei said.
"But it's no good for either side to exaggerate the negative impact
of these cases," he added.
According to NOW News, about 19 people in Taiwan have been arrested
since 2002 for allegedly leaking secrets to the mainland.
The mainland has also prosecuted military officials for spying for
Taiwan.
Wo Weihan, 59, a bio-scientist, and Guo Wanjun, 66, a member of Wo's
spy ring who had participated in the design of a strategic missile,
were executed in November 2008 for passing State secrets, including
about the mainland's missile-guidance systems, to a group linked to
intelligence agencies in Taiwan.
They passed the secrets between the mid-1990s and 2005, when they
were arrested.
In March 1999, Liu Liankun, a major general in the People's
Liberation Army's General Logistics Department, was arrested for
spying for Taiwan.
Five months later, Liu was prosecuted, according to Taiwan-based
China Times.
Song Shengxia and Zhu Shanshan contributed to this story
Source: Global Times
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