Prevent communist spies! The National Army's "Secret Service Qualification Certification" is on the road, all checks will be carried out regardless of military or civilian status

Defense Minister Gu Lixiong attended the Legislative Yuan meeting on the 3rd and was interviewed before the meeting.

China has increased its attempts to infiltrate our military in recent years. A business report submitted to the Legislative Yuan by the Ministry of National Defense today (3rd) confirmed that in order to understand the safety concerns and risks of classified personnel of the National Army, the Ministry of National Defense has formulated the "Secret Investigation Operation Regulations for National Military Secret Personnel" and established a "Secret Access Qualification Certification" mechanism for the National Army. Regardless of military, civilian and rank, all must complete the verification according to the classification level. Only those without security concerns can access confidential national defense information, and it will be included in entry and exit security controls.

Defense Minister Gu Lixiong said in September that inspections would be carried out in accordance with the US system and according to the classification level regardless of class. The latest report is equivalent to confirming that relevant regulations are on the way.

Tomorrow (4th), the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan will invite Gu Lixiong to report on the business overview and prepare for questions. It will also review the public and secret parts of the central government's general budget for 2016 regarding the revenue and expenditures of the Ministry of National Defense (questions and answers only). The Ministry of National Defense has sent written materials such as business reports, 116 annual policy plans and budget reports of supervisors, and budget reports of affiliated units to the Legislative Yuan today.

The Ministry of National Defense pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration methods in Taiwan have become increasingly diverse, and have expanded from traditional intelligence and secret theft to complex methods such as united front recruitment, inducement and coercion, online contacts, and underground financial flows. It continues to target active and retired officers and soldiers, their families, and partners in the national defense science and technology industry in an attempt to spy on national defense secrets, develop internal response organizations, and infiltrate grassroots troops, posing severe challenges to national security. The Ministry of National Defense will continue to monitor espionage cases and leak violations, and improve defense and security measures based on enemy penetration channels and possible risks.

In terms of security management and control mechanisms, the Ministry of National Defense stated that it will focus on measures such as comparison and revision of classified information levels, information-based applications for bringing in and out of classified information related to the national military, physical security isolation of classified operating spaces, security protection alarm mechanisms, and classification of classified operating networks to improve the protection mechanism for confidential information of the national military. The National Army also promotes data management, implements classified and hierarchical management of digital data according to attributes, confidentiality levels, and application requirements, and uses technological means to establish standards for identification, diversion, authorized access, and use management.

Regarding national defense scientific research and industrial security, the Ministry of National Defense stated that it will continue to conduct confidentiality audits on confidential project sites, and conduct checks on the background information of defense industry cooperation partners to prevent the infiltration of red supply chains and unknown funds, technologies or personnel, and reduce the risk of leakage of key technologies, research and development results, and confidential information.