Taipei, April 26 -- With the surge in Chinese espionage, Taiwan needs to address the issue by "depoliticising" it and acknowledging that anyone could potentially act as a spy for China, according to a US analyst, as reported by Focus Taiwan.

According to Focus Taiwan, Peter Mattis, a former counterintelligence analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), stated during a seminar organised by the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington, DC, that it is important to "understand that anyone can become a victim. Anyone can make that decision, regardless of their background."

Peter Mattis, a former CIA counterintelligence analyst, noted that individuals from both the Kuomintang and national security agencies, as well as those affiliated wit...