TAIPEI: Taiwan has detained a missile researcher for allegedly selling state-of-the-art military technology to China in one of the worst espionage scandals ever cracked here, officials said yesterday.
The arrest came as tensions between Taiwan and China escalated after the Taiwan parliament passed the island's landmark referendum law, which Beijing fears could pave the way for Taiwan's independence.
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