Shiyu, or Lion Islet, which is part of Kinmen county, one of Taiwan's offshore islands, is seen in front of China's Xiamen, on Lieyu island, Kinmen county, Taiwan August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Reuters: China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Sunday accused Taiwan’s spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of “infiltration” and “sabotage”, and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.
The relevant agencies in Taiwan must end such activities immediately, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing An Fengshan, a spokesman of China’s policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office.
On Saturday, state television kicked off the first in a series of programs detailing cases in which Chinese students studying in Taiwan are said to be targeted by domestic spies who lure them with money, love and friendship.
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WNU Editor: What irks the Chinese is that the Taiwanese are doing the exact same thing that the Chinese are doing, and are probably better at it.
On a side and personal note .... I notice the above photo a month ago, and it hit me on many levels. In the summer of 1988 I stayed in Xiamen to develop commercial ties, and at that time the tallest building was six or seven stories high (if my memory is correct). Today .... OMG!!!! .... everything has changed. Nothing but sky-scrappers. My best memory was along Xiamen's seashore .... the trees, the wind, little restaurants on the side of the road. Sighhh .... those were good memories. One day I will go back .... my friends in Fujian Province have invited me to visit more than once in the past two years. But I suspect that what I liked about the city when I was there is all gone now. Welcome to the 21rst century. :(
