Taiwan opens website for Chinese to submit intelligence

Taiwan’s National Security Bureau launched a secure online platform on Sunday, June 14, 2026, inviting Chinese nationals to submit intelligence information. The agency described the website as a response to what it says is an increasing number of people from mainland China seeking to share information, a move that escalates the long-running intelligence-gathering contest between Taipei and Beijing.

The bureau stated the initiative was developed following practices used by intelligence agencies in the United States, Britain, and Israel. It is designed as a secure channel for Chinese citizens at home or abroad to provide what it called "intelligence-related information" anonymously. The agency said it would rigorously filter, evaluate, and follow up on submissions using technology.

Officials cited growing economic difficulties, tight political control, and social problems within China as factors fueling public discontent. According to the bureau's statement, this environment has led more individuals to approach Taiwanese agencies wishing to provide information in recent years.

The website features a one-minute promotional video described as AI-generated. It depicts a Chinese civil...