Taipei: Chen Sung-chi, a former head prosecutor at the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office with experience in law enforcement and anti-corruption investigations, has been appointed as the new deputy director-general of the National Security Bureau (NSB), the bureau announced on Tuesday. The appointment, approved by NSB Director-General Tsai Ming-yen, took effect immediately.

According to Focus Taiwan, the NSB stated that the personnel change aims to bolster ongoing intelligence operations and national security efforts. Chen has an extensive background, having served as a chief prosecutor at district prosecutors’ offices in Hsinchu, Chiayi, Miaoli, and Taitung. Additionally, he has held senior roles at the Agency Against Corruption’s Central Investigation Office and the Investigation Bureau’s Civil Service Ethics Office.

Chen’s academic credentials include a degree from Central Police College and completion of professional training at the Ministry of Justice’s Judicial Training Institute, the bureau reported. Director-General Tsai intends to leverage Chen’s expertise to enhance coordination among agencies involved in intelligence, prosecutions, investigations, and military counterintelligence.

Chen’s responsibilities will include assisting in the planning of intelligence and counterintelligence strategies for major cases involving technology theft, talent poaching, and violations of trade secrets linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The bureau highlighted that illegal activities related to CCP influence operations and infiltration represent a growing threat to Taiwan.

The bureau also announced that Huang Ming-chao, the former NSB deputy director-general, has been appointed as the president of Central Police University.