Taipei, March 11 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense is proposing a new bill to crack down on active military personnel who collude with enemies and compromise national security, Taipei Times reported.

The Ministry of National Defense said that it plans to propose a bill to punish active military personnel who pledge loyalty to an enemy and damage military interests.

The proposed amendment to the Criminal Code of the Armed Forces aims to halt the infiltration efforts of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as per Taipei Times.

The move comes after a disturbing rise in the number of Chinese spies caught in Taiwan. According to the report released earlier this year by the National Security Bureau, the number of Chinese spies prosecute...