Kunyong Technology and other three companies are suspected of modifying the interface of information management software developed by Chinese manufacturers and packaging it into Taiwanese original products, and have obtained procurement projects worth more than 20 million yuan from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for three consecutive years. (File photo)
Beijing Prosecutor's Office searched 10 places and interviewed 4 defendants
Kunyong Technology and three other companies were involved in packaging the modified interfaces of information management software containing Chinese source code into Taiwanese original products. For three consecutive years, they obtained more than 20 million yuan in procurement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and installed them on computers in many foreign embassies in my country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs discovered anomalies in its information security audit in December last year and notified the Bureau of Investigation for investigation. Yesterday, the Beijing Inspection Bureau directed the search of ten locations and the interview of four defendants and several witnesses to investigate violations of the government procurement law.
Packaged as a Taiwanese product and installed in many of our branches
According to the investigation, the head of Anhe Technology, Lu Yikun, cooperated with China's Guangzhou Yixin Technology to develop the software "IP-guard" in the early years. The original code came from China, but it was allegedly repackaged in Taiwan, through Kunyou Technology's famous bidding, and then Yiwei Technology modified the user interface and provided maintenance services. It was claimed to be independently developed in Taiwan.
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Kunyong Technology used this software to obtain the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' information asset management software procurement case from 2023 to 2025. The three-year bid amount exceeded 20 million yuan. The system has been installed in many foreign embassies in my country for internal information equipment management. The software involved has a Chinese technical background, but was delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Taiwanese original product.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted a routine information security audit in December last year and found that the system was suspected to contain Chinese source code. It suspected that the products delivered by the manufacturer were inconsistent with the bid claims, and the software had been deployed in foreign embassies. Fearing that there were security concerns, it immediately reported the case to the Bureau of Investigation. The New Taipei City Investigation Office followed the development, modification and bidding processes to clarify the division of labor between the three companies and their cooperative relationship with Chinese manufacturers.
The inspection yesterday searched ten places including Anhe Technology, Kunyou Technology, Yiwei Technology and the residence of the person in charge, and interviewed four defendants, Anhe's director Lu Yikun, Kunyou's director Jiang Jiade, business representative Zhan Zhongxin, and Yiwei's director Wu Shengzhen, to further clarify the source of the software, bidding and contract performance processes.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the software in this case was installed on Internet-connected computers at overseas embassies to assist in asset control and did not involve sensitive information. It will cooperate with relevant units in the investigation and accountability.
