Taiwan Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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"We thought we were operating as independent cells, until we realized, it is just one single island-wide cell"
But seriously, imagine being tasked to gather information on a key figure, and finding out that they're undercover as well
Li Guohe, Deputy Director of the Aviation Institute at the Zhongshan Academy of Sciences, who is in charge of the Tengyun UAV project, has been found using Chinese-made components in the project. He, along with his deputy responsible for parts procurement, Guo Shuxian, Deputy Head of the Avionics Team, is now implicated in the incident.
Parts from China were found in the wreckage of a target drone used by the Taiwanese military, with stickers placed over them to conceal their origin.
Shock-absorbing pads for combat vests, procured through three tenders by the Ministry of National Defense Armaments Bureau’s 205th Factory in 2017, were found to be made in China.
News Digest：The court ruling stated that in 2017, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense Armaments Bureau Production and Manufacturing Center's 205th Factory opened bidding for three separate contracts to procure shock-absorbing pads for combat vests. These pads were intended primarily as cushioning materials for ballistic plates, shoulder straps, and waist supports. A total of 76,700 sets were purchased. The bids were rigged and ultimately won by the companies Dianke and Jinyin, though it was actually a man surnamed Yang who orchestrated the entire operation behind the scenes. The products delivered by Jinyin were later found to have been supplied by another company, Gongwei, which was also established by Yang.
The Armaments Bureau had specified that the shock-absorbing pads supplied by the winning bidders must not originate from mainland China. However, Yang set up a fake company named "Eaton" registered in the British West Indies and used it to issue falsified certificates of origin. He further deceived the military by branding the products under “DX-pro,” pretending they were manufactured by a British company.
In reality, Yang contacted a sports gear manufacturer in Shenzhen through WeChat and commissioned them to produce the shock-absorbing pads for the Taiwanese military’s combat vests. The military had required the material to be PE (polyethylene) foam composite, but the Chinese-made pads were actually made of PU (polyurethane).
After the scheme was exposed, Yang, worried that the discrepancy in material would be detected, assumed that at least a trace amount—0.1%—of PE would show up in tests. However, the Shenzhen supplier rebuffed him, saying, “You didn’t tell me to add any PE when we made them, so there isn’t any.”
News Digest：The court ruling stated that in 2017, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense Armaments Bureau Production and Manufacturing Center's 205th Factory opened bidding for three separate contracts to procure shock-absorbing pads for combat vests. These pads were intended primarily as cushioning materials for ballistic plates, shoulder straps, and waist supports. A total of 76,700 sets were purchased. The bids were rigged and ultimately won by the companies Dianke and Jinyin, though it was actually a man surnamed Yang who orchestrated the entire operation behind the scenes. The products delivered by Jinyin were later found to have been supplied by another company, Gongwei, which was also established by Yang.
The Armaments Bureau had specified that the shock-absorbing pads supplied by the winning bidders must not originate from mainland China. However, Yang set up a fake company named "Eaton" registered in the British West Indies and used it to issue falsified certificates of origin. He further deceived the military by branding the products under “DX-pro,” pretending they were manufactured by a British company.
In reality, Yang contacted a sports gear manufacturer in Shenzhen through WeChat and commissioned them to produce the shock-absorbing pads for the Taiwanese military’s combat vests. The military had required the material to be PE (polyethylene) foam composite, but the Chinese-made pads were actually made of PU (polyurethane).
After the scheme was exposed, Yang, worried that the discrepancy in material would be detected, assumed that at least a trace amount—0.1%—of PE would show up in tests. However, the Shenzhen supplier rebuffed him, saying, “You didn’t tell me to add any PE when we made them, so there isn’t any.”