President Lai Ching-Te says that Taiwan needs to put in place tougher
measures to counter Chinese infiltration.

In a press conference today, Lai cited a range of recent incidents of Chinese
"gray zone" tactics, which aim to obtain secrets, lure members of the
military, and influence public opinion to degrade confidence in national
defense.

He spoke in reference to several recent reports of miliary personnel leaks,
as well as influencers posting controversial statements online vis a vis
Chinese military threats towards Taiwan.

One such incident involved the expelling of the Chinese wife of a Taiwanese
citizen who repeatedly posted on douyin saying China would conquer Taiwan in
half an hour and praising Chinese leadership.

The Mainland Affairs Council believes that a very small number of artists are
cooperating with the Chinese Communist Party's united front work and damaging
national sovereignty.

Other gray zone tactics include sending ships and planes into airspace and
waters near Taiwan as a means of intimidating and wearing down armed forces
and morale.

(AH-AP)