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Taiwan has launched an online platform for Chinese citizens to securely submit confidential intelligence, calling on individuals who support democratic values to report on Beijing.
Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) introduced the platform with a one-minute AI-generated video showing a Chinese civil servant witnessing colleagues being removed and investigated. According to an NSB statement, the clip reflects "a pervasive atmosphere that everyone is on edge under China's totalitarian regime."
China claims democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to take it in the past, while Taipei accuses Beijing of using espionage and infiltration to weaken its defences.
The NSB said an "increasing number" of people have approached agencies in Taiwan "wishing to provide various types of information."
It added that the reporting channel was based on "practices adopted by intelligence agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel."
The agency said it would "rigorously filter, evaluate and follow up" submissions to the platform using technology.
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