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Taiwan’s High Court has sentenced six current and former military personnel for leaking sensitive documents and accepting illegal funds on behalf of China. In a separate case, ten others have been indicted on similar charges. Espionage cases have been on the rise in recent years.

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00:00Six current and former military personnel have been sentenced for leaking secrets to China.
00:05Taiwan's high court found the six guilty of accepting legal funds and leaking sensitive
00:10documents. Their sentences range from around four to eight years. A day earlier, 10 others
00:16were indicted on similar charges in another case. Prosecutors say some recorded videos pledging
00:22loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party. Cases of spying on behalf of Beijing have risen in
00:27recent years, prompting prosecutors and national security officials to call for stiffer penalties.
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