Taipei, June 1 -- Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have called for urgent legal reforms to regulate online influencers' contact with Chinese officials, warning of increasing risks to national security posed by Beijing's expanding influence operations.

DPP Legislator Puma Shen said on Saturday that while Taiwan's current laws prohibit cooperation with Chinese officials on political and security matters, they lack enforcement mechanisms when it comes to private individuals, creating loopholes that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can exploit.

Citing the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, Shen noted that the government can restrict Taiwanese citizens from e...