Zhang Junjie smuggled out of the country Su Ziyun lamented that the maritime patrol budget only accounts for 0.07% of GDP: National security is most important to rely on oneself

Zhang Junjie, former director of the office of non-party legislator Gao Jin Sumei, was involved in a communist espionage case. It was recently rumored that he had been smuggled out of the country by boat from Keelung. Su Ziyun, director of the Institute of Defense Strategy and Resources of the National Defense Academy, attended a symposium of the Institute of National Policy today (5th), using this case as a microcosm. It is important for Taiwan to win the support of the US government, but "it is most important to rely on itself." my country's maritime patrol budget is only about NT$28.7 billion, accounting for only 0.07% of the total GDP, which is far lower than that of Japan and South Korea. Faced with China's gray zone operations and coastal defense loopholes, Taiwan cannot just cry to the international community, but must invest a reasonable budget to strengthen independent defense.

Zhang Junjie, the former office director of Gao Jin Sumei and the "big accountant", was involved in national security cases such as fraudulently claiming assistant fees and accepting hundreds of millions of Chinese-funded development organizations in Taiwan. After being granted a bail of 10 million yuan by the court, he cut off his electronic bracelet and fled in early September this year. This newspaper recently exclusively revealed that the prosecutor's investigation and the coast patrol task force found that Zhang Junjie had escaped from the main entrance control late at night on October 28 and boarded a boat from Keelung Zhengbin Fishing Port after being on the run for nearly two months and repeatedly seeking illegal immigration in the south. The fishing boat successfully smuggled out of the country by hiding in the mezzanine. Although the maritime patrol officers boarded the ship for security inspection at the time, they were not aware of it. Yesterday, the task force seized the two fishing boats involved in the case, "Qianchun 168" and "Manruifu 6", and arrested the captain and other relevant persons. The investigation is ongoing.

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Su Ziyun pointed out at the "2026 U.S. Post-election Situation and Impact on Taiwan" symposium today that Taiwan's communist spy Zhang Junjie escaped. This case is an important microcosm, forcing us to examine whether we have properly protected our coastal defenses.

Comparing data, he said that we have been convincing the United States and friendly countries about China's gray zone operations, coast guard and other evil practices, but Taiwan's coast patrol budget is only about NT$28.7 billion, accounting for only 0.07% of the total GDP. On the other hand, the Japan Coast Guard has a budget of nearly NT$58 billion, and South Korea also has NT$48 billion.

Su Ziyun emphasized that China's activities in the waters surrounding Taiwan are constantly expanding, and it has deployed official ships, coast guard ships, and maritime regulation ships in the southeastern waters. Taiwan cannot remain sad and cry to the international media, "You see he is coming," but stingy in investing a reasonable budget; even though our country is in a situation of being isolated by the international community, this year's diplomatic budget is only NT$41.7 billion.

Su Ziyun said that American voters hate war and do not want allies to rely only on the United States. He reminded that Taiwan's trade surplus with the United States last year reached 150 billion US dollars, which is bound to become an issue in the future. Taiwan cannot adopt the mentality of "making so much money from you and asking you to protect me." Although the defense budget has increased in recent years, basic work such as gray areas and coastal defense must be done better in order to become a trustworthy ally in the eyes of the United States across party lines in the process of "turning to adult", and then form a virtuous circle with the support of the Taiwan Friendship Act in the U.S. Congress.