Service members caught pledging allegiance to China could now face up to seven years in jail, according to new rules put forward by Taiwan's military. The change comes amid a spike in spying cases involving the country's armed forces and criticism that the military isn't giving out harsh enough penalties to deter them.
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00:00Taiwan's military says it's tightening the rules around sentencing for personnel caught
00:04spying.
00:05A new draft law says service members who pledge allegiance to China will now face between
00:10one and seven years in jail.
00:12The military has seen a spike in espionage-related cases, which it has called a major threat
00:17to national security.
00:19But it has also been criticized for not giving out harsher penalties to personnel found to
00:23be involved in spying.