Taipei, March 11 -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen has accused opposition parties, led by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), of collaborating with pro-China groups to obstruct US arms purchases and undermine Taiwan's whole-of-society defence strategy. He specifically pointed to attacks on the Kuma Academy, a non-profit civil defence organisation he co-founded, Taipei Times reported.

Speaking at a news conference, Shen claimed that he and the academy are being targeted by the KMT, the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), and the Chinese Communist Party. He alleged that this was part of a broader effort to weaken Taiwan's civil defence initiatives.

In recent weeks, Shen has been the focus of a cognitive warfare campaign...