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I'm sure they receive intelligence from Five Eyes countries. I don't believe that it's anything remotely comparable to the actual breadth of FVEY data. Taiwan i

I'm sure they receive intelligence from Five Eyes countries. I don't believe that it's anything remotely comparable to the actual breadth of FVEY data. Taiwan is deeply, deeply riddled with PRC intelligence at every level, but especially military and intelligence. It's why the US won't give them the F-35 until they have confirmation that the PRC got their hands on one some other way, and it's why they're not going to be sharing the very large amount of intel that Five Eyes governments have access to. All intel shared with Taiwan on any sort of systemic basis should be assumed to be acquired by PRC intelligence within the week it's shared.

graderjs 4y ago
This is an astute position but rarely if ever talked about in the West's public self-congratulatory, no, ejaculatory support for everything Taiwanese. It's my belief that Taiwan is just playing both sides, and, on another level, is really just another face of China to enable under-the-table backroom dealing with the West / anti-China brigade. And, take it one step more, that everyone on all sides above some level knows that, and still wants it / needs it to exist that way.