INSTALLING AGENTS: Minister Hsu Chia-ching said that the council is under great pressure, but it would not be confined, as that would mean it is failing in its dutiesBy Huang Ching-hsuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀...China has compromised Taiwanese overseas diaspora groups, Overseas Community Affairs Council （OCAC） Minister Hsu Chia-ching （徐佳青） said yesterday, confirming comments by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Michelle Lin （林楚茵）.Hsu made the comments while presenting a report at a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee on how the council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were working together to broaden the international horizons and multilingual capabilities of young people.Lin told the meeting that while she was traveling in England and France in May, she had learned that overseas Taiwanese diaspora groups had been compromised by Chinese infiltrators, who informed the Chinese government of group members’ identities.The Chinese Communist Party has been targeting pro-Taiwan overseas groups to either buy them out or oust the founders and install its own agents in their place, Lin said.The OCAC must defend Taiwan’s overseas grassroots organizations and supporters, she said.“Deepfake” videos alleging that Hsu was abusing her station by using government funds to travel on the pretense of conducting research were among the Chinese ploys to prevent the OCAC from going abroad, Lin said.Diplomacy is not restricted to the diplomatic corps, as demonstrated by diplomacy conducted by the legislature, she said, adding that the OCAC should not be intimidated, and must continue to travel overseas and solidify overseas compatriot support for Taiwan.Hsu said that the OCAC is under great pressure since Beijing implemented its ethnic unity law.However, the council would not be relegated to sitting in an office, as that would mean it is failing in its duties, she said.Hsu said she was aware of instances of Taiwanese groups being targeted overseas and that the OCAC was investigating.It would reach out to other countries to work with their judiciaries and help overseas communities gain more awareness regarding cognitive warfare, as well as technological literacy regarding deepfakes, she said.Asked about Chinese-language media reports that she was to depart today on a 27-day trip, Hsu declined to comment, citing national security concerns and that the head of government agencies should not divulge overseas travel schedules.Hsu said she was “not joking” when she said she could not say and that she was obligated to keep silent.新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
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