Spying will take island authorities nowhere

Cross-Straits relations have not been good since the incumbent administration assumed power, leaving compatriots on both sides of the Straits worried. This is the reality of the situation, and Taiwan should know any more attempts to foment trouble will only worsen the situation and raise tensions across the Straits.

More than anything else, the Taiwan authorities should not forget the fact that the island will never be allowed to secede from the motherland. So if the island leaders cannot do something to improve the current situation, they should desist from wangling people into situations that would force the Chinese mainland to take action.

More than 100 spying cases involving Taiwan residents have been cracked, says a Ministry of State Security release. Some Taiwan spies even laid honey traps for mainland students studying or visiting the island to extract information out of them.