Experts Call for Eradicating CCP “White Ants” and Establishing “Taiwanese Center for Understanding the CCP”

A retired military officer in Taiwan has been accused of being infiltrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), recruiting at least six retired military personnel. They not only handed Taiwan’s defense secrets to the CCP but also planned to establish an underground armed force to facilitate the entry of 100,000 CCP troops into Taiwan. Experts warn that the CCP employs a “termite policy” for infiltration and suggest that these “termites” be eradicated across Taiwan, emphasizing the need to increase awareness of the CCP and proposing the establishment of a “Knowledge of the CCP Center” on the island.

The Taichung Prosecutors’ Office of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office stated on January 8 that Ku Hung-yi, chairman of the Rehabilitation Alliance Party who participated in local elections and parliamentary elections, had long been receiving financial support from the CCP. he recruited several individuals with military backgrounds to establish a sniper squad and conduct reconnaissance in military camps. The Taichung Prosecutors’ Office concluded its investigation at the end of last year, approved the detention of Ku Hung-yi for violating Taiwan’s National Security Act, and charged him and seven other retired military officers.

According to the prosecutors, Ku Hung-yi directed the organization’s officials to collect rosters of senior military officers and travel to important military sites such as the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Ali Mountain Radar Station, the Galutang Beach, the Command Headquarters of the Pingtung Hengchun Joint Military Training Base, and the Bauli Camp within the Joint Military Training Base, to capture their exteriors, draw maps and coordinates, and deliver them to CCP counterpart units via WeChat and other means.

Ku Hung-yi, a 62-year-old retired army officer of the Taiwan Army, has been doing business in mainland China for years and was recruited by CCP military intelligence agencies in 2019. He obtained financial support through a CCP organization called the “Shenzhen New Fourth Army Research Association.” Not only did they begin drafting plans like the “Chinese Reunification Rehabilitation Alliance Operation Plan” and the “Chinese Reunification Combat Action Guidelines,” attempting to establish internal armed forces, they also founded the “Rehabilitation Alliance Party” and fielded three candidates for Taiwan’s legislative elections in 2022, receiving cash from the CCP. However, none of those three candidates were elected.

The Mainland Affairs Council stated on January 8 that this case demonstrates that the Rehabilitation Alliance Party systematically and organizationally worked to develop CCP organizations in Taiwan, causing significant damage to Taiwan’s national and social security. The Council will recommend that the relevant authorities under the Ministry of the Interior address this issue through legal means and apply for the dissolution of the party.

Professor Lee You-tan of the National Development Institute at National Chengchi University in Taiwan, quoted Hong Kong veteran journalist Cheng Xiang in an interview with Dajiyuan on January 14, pointing out that when Zhou Enlai was the Premier of the CCP, he proposed the “termite policy of the CCP underground party,” meaning that a tree would fall with just a nudge because it had been hollowed out by termites. Hong Kong was taken over by the CCP as if it were termites hollowing it out from within.

Lee You-tan stated that after the CCP took over Hong Kong, it is now using the termite policy to deal with Taiwan, recruiting retired military personnel to help infiltrate Taiwan into the CCP regime. He mentioned that if some Taiwanese people obtain residency permits from the People’s Republic of China, it is all part of their termite policy.

“We need the entire population to wake up, using Hong Kong as a mirror. Each termite – whether big or small, those who develop organizations are called queen termites – must be rooted out completely.”

There has been an increase in incidents of active and retired military personnel in Taiwan falling prey to CCP infiltration in recent years.

According to a report released by the Taiwan Control Yuan in August 2024, from 2011 to 2023, Taiwan’s military security units investigated a total of 40 espionage cases involving 113 military personnel, which is 12.6 times more than the previous decade (2001-2010). By June 2024, a startling 1,706 cases of “CCP intelligence unit network-connected intelligence” had been seized.

The report revealed that the CCP randomly contacts and entices Taiwan military officers and soldiers through popular network communities, gaming platforms, even using the “Military Personnel Project Loans” to tempt Taiwan military personnel in urgent need of money, and even employing virtual means of payment.

Rong-Wei Lai, CEO of the Taiwan Inspiration Association (TIA), stated in an interview with Dajiyuan that as early as the 1950s, CCP underground party organizations had infiltrated Taiwan and were keen on recruiting military academy students, operating in a highly organized manner, attempting to conspire against the ruling Kuomintang government at the time.

Lai believes that active and retired military personnel in Taiwan falling victim to CCP infiltration not only involve the leakage of military secrets but could also undermine the determination of the international community to support Taiwan. The United States, Japan, and the Philippines are willing to engage in military exchanges with Taiwan, but if there are moles within Taiwan’s military, they would fear that the advanced information would be obtained by spies and sold to the CCP.

In response to the CCP’s significant efforts to infiltrate Taiwan, how should Taiwan counteract?

Lee You-tan mentioned that Taiwan has formulated an “Anti-Infiltration Act,” focusing on preventing damage to Taiwan’s constitutional democratic order during election periods but lacking detailed provisions. Compared to how the U.S. deals with platforms like TikTok, Taiwan’s defensive measures against CCP attacks are inferior. Measures such as shortening the residence period for mainland China’s spouses from 6 years to 4 years, and even advocating for so-called non-resident voting, allowing people in mainland China to vote, pose significant risks.

He pointed out that due to the chaos in the legislature, scrutiny over the parliament can only be achieved through numbers, civil society initiatives, including self-media, to expose CCP conspiracies, awaken more people, and resist the CCP’s infiltration and destruction of Taiwan.

Lee You-tan further mentioned that Taiwan had a center for communist research during the martial law period, which deepened Taiwan’s understanding of the CCP; however, after democratization, some Taiwanese politicians endorse CCP policies, while others believe that Chinese issues are not their concern, but “If you don’t understand the CCP, how will you know how the CCP will deal with Taiwan.”

He recommended establishing a “Knowledge of the CCP Center” in Taiwan to enhance people’s understanding of the extremes the CCP goes to from united front work to unrestricted warfare. “This Center should be linked to free democratic countries worldwide to let them know how evil the CCP regime is.”

Regarding the necessity for Taiwan’s counterintelligence units and organizations to be active in investigating potential CCP spies, Lai emphasized that every governmental agency, not just military intelligence, needs to mobilize in Taiwan. The whole of Taiwan should create a consciousness of nationwide anti-infiltration through civil society.

“The essence of authoritarianism is evil. When engaging with authoritarian nations, many people make a logical error by considering them normal states, when in fact, they are not normal states.”

He added that because the CCP utilizes aspects of democratic societies to infiltrate, Taiwan must balance between human rights, national defense security, and national interests. “We must inform everyone that we are not infringing on human rights; we are protecting the interests of the state and society as a whole.”

Lee You-tan concluded by quoting a friend who left China for overseas, saying, “The CCP is a regime even more evil than you can imagine.” Lee emphasized, “This statement struck me deeply, and I hope all the people of Taiwan can understand it.”