Taipei, March 13 -- The Ministry of Defence of Taiwan confirmed a media report that a retired Air Force major had disclosed classified documents to Chinese intelligence agents, as reported by the Taipei Times.

The leaked information concerned the Air Force's use of Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles mounted on aircraft, as well as Taiwan's responses to Chinese incursions into the nation's air defence identification zone, Taipei Times reported.

According to Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo, the data allegedly provided by former Air Force pilot Shih Chun-cheng was academic research from a developmental phase.

The ministry first received reports from military personnel in January 2023, which prompted a joint-defence response an...