Taiwan’s situation likens prewar Ukraine: officialBy Lee Wen-hsin and Jason Pan / Staff reportersDeputy Minister of the Interior Ma Shih-yuan (馬士元) yesterday likened Taiwan’s situation to that of Ukraine before the Russian invasion that started in February 2022. “The situation Taiwan has been in since last year resembles the conditions before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” he said. Legislators at the committee reviewed proposed amendment bills to the National Security Act (國家安全法). “China has engaged in united front propaganda and disinformation campaigns to infiltrate into every level of Taiwanese society to undermine social stability and threaten Taiwan’s national security,” Liang said. According to National Security Bureau data, public prosecutors in 2024 indicted 64 people in suspected China-related espionage cases, which is about three times the number in 2021, he added.

Source: Taipei Times January 07, 2026 16:51 UTC