MILITARY OFFICER IN ESPIONAGE CASE RELEASED ON BAIL|涉共諜案 馬防部副指官謝嘉康交保限出境

Major general, Hsieh Chia-kang, who was caught up in a Chinese spying case, has been released on a NT$100,000 bail and banned from leaving the country. Academics worry that the theft of Taiwan's military secrets might have repercussions on Taiwan-US military cooperation. Some also call the case sensitive in its timing and possibly a response to Beijing's increasing diplomatic hostility. Former Commander Hsieh Chia-kang of the Air Defense Missile Command was seen quietly leaving the prosecutor's office. He was questioned regarding his involvement in a spying case that may have leaked key military intelligence, including information on Taiwan's Patriot missiles. He was granted bail at NT$100,000 and banned from leaving the country, drawing public attention. Officials would not comment directly on whether this will affect Taiwan-US military cooperation. ==CHEN CHUNG-CHI Spokesperson, Ministry of National Defense== We will cooperate with the investigation in compliance with the law. We will work with the prosecution on this. The military has always had (anti-spying measures). This was actually discovered by our anti-spying personnel. ==DAVID LEE Minister of Foreign Affairs== As can be imagined, the US is very concerned about this affair and they will know about the evidence we have collected, I mean the investigators. We will ask the investigators to give relevant information the US. The US is deeply concerned about Taiwan military leaks, academics say, because they are worried that the technology of the weapons they sold to Taiwan will be stolen by Chinese spies. This will affect not only US-Taiwan relations but also the US-China power struggle. ==FAN SHIH-PING Professor, NTNU Graduate Institute of Political Science== If F-35 planes are sold to Taiwan as rumored, then information regarding its manufacture will fall into Chinese hands. That is the first worry. Second, they will want Taiwan to strengthen counter-espionage efforts in the military. A spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said it does not know the reason for what it called Taiwan's sensationalization of the Chinese spy issue. Fan Shih-ping called the timing for divulging the spy case "sensitive" in the wake of a separate spying case involving a university student as well as Taiwan's snub from the upcoming World Health Assembly. Some say that this is the Tsai government's way of showing its defiance of Beijing. Translated by JOHN CHEN 飛彈指揮部前指揮官、現任陸軍馬防部副指揮官謝嘉康，捲入共諜案，檢調昨晚複訊後，諭知10萬元交保、限制出境。而有學者憂心，若是我軍情資遭到共諜竊走，不但造成國安傷害，勢必也牽動台美軍事合作。 用衣服蓋著頭，飛彈指揮部前指揮官謝嘉康低調離開地檢署，他被控涉入共諜案，洩露愛國者飛彈等的重要情資，昨晚複訊後，檢方諭知10萬元交保、限制出境，引發各界關切。至於是否會影響美台軍事合作，官員很低調。 ==國防部發言人 陳中吉== 都會依法 依法配合這個司法調查 繼續會配合司法偵辦 （軍中保防)一直都有 這也是我們保防主動發現的 ==外交部長 李大維== 可以想像到美方 對這個事件 一定會有所關切 一定也會了解 我們掌握的一些事證 這個是調查單位啦 我們就請這個 我們會把調查單位 相關的資料 轉給美方 由於美方非常在意台灣軍方洩密案，學者認為，美方深怕賣給台灣的高科技武器，技術遭到共諜竊走，造成國安傷害，影響的、不只是台美關係，也牽動美中的角力。 ==台師大政研所教授 范世平== 如果外傳F-35 如果真的賣給台灣 -1那不就被大陸給了解 裡面的情況嘛 所以我想 這是第一個 第二個 他會加強希望 台灣更加強化 特別是軍中保防這一塊 對於這起疑似共諜案，國台辦發言人安峰山上午在記者會上表示，近期台灣反覆炒作共諜議題，不知用意何在。不過，范世平認為，從先前的政大學生共諜案，再到台灣未收到世界衛生組織WHA的邀請函的事，軍方主動公布偵辦這起共諜案，時間點確實敏感，也有外界解讀是蔡英文政府，在向北京表達強硬的立場。 記者 綜合報導