A Ministry of National Defense (MND) official said yesterday that the military have approached the US Department of Defense to uncover the extent of the damage caused by a spying scandal.
Once a US-based military affairs representative group have completed an investigative report, a representative will visit Taiwan.
The military hopes that the US will ameliorate the possible damage to Taiwan's interests caused by the leaks, said MND official Liu Hsi-lieh (
Rear Admiral Tung Hsiang-lung (
It remains to be seen whether the military planning information Kuo Tai-sheng (
Kuo, the Taiwan-born American arrested for allegedly providing secrets on US arms sales to Taiwan to China, was a prominent member of the Louisiana business community who mixed with politicians, the Taipei Times has learned.
Kuo was arrested on Monday by US law enforcement officials for allegedly providing information obtained from US Defense Department weapons systems policy analyst Gregg Bergersen. Kuo was the son-in-law of late admiral Hsueh Yueh (薛岳).
New information is emerging about Kuo, who emigrated from Taiwan to the New Orleans area in 1973 to enroll in Nicholls State University on a tennis scholarship.
His wife also attended Nicholls on a tennis scholarship, friends and acquaintances of the couple say.
After his graduation, Kuo became a prominent member of the expat communities of New Orleans and Houma, opening businesses including a restaurant, a furniture importer and others, often involving trade with China.
He was described in articles by the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper as a major dealer with Chinese businesses and a person who cultivated important business and personal relationships with Chinese officials, mainly in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and nearby areas.