
Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung stated that the military will maintain high vigilance regarding satellite imagery and intelligence collection, implementing concealment and dispersal measures to ensure operational security.
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Taiwan maintains defense protocols against ongoing intelligence gathering activities by external actors.
“The defence ministry will not lower its vigilance at any time regarding all such satellite imagery and related intelligence collection directed at Taiwan,” Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung told reporters on Tuesday.
“We will also take appropriate early-warning and response measures, including the necessary concealment, mobility and dispersal measures, to ensure the operational security of the armed forces.”

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