In late August, the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office (臺灣高等檢察署) handed down an extraordinary set of sentences involving a 10-person spy ring working for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the island democracy. An extensive investigation, led by an assortment of national security agencies within Taiwan, reportedly began in mid-2023 and focused on looking into the new—but aggressive—spy ring that ensnared seven active-duty and three retired military personnel. The readout of the cases included charges related to the transfer of classified intelligence about key military sites, and training and troop deployments. In addition to the sensitive intelligence, the cases further involved a sensational conspiracy to have a special forces wing commander pilot defect by flying a CH-47 Chinook onto a Chinese aircraft carrier, as well as the creation of propaganda videos by active service junior military personnel stating that they would surrender to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA, 中國人民解放軍) in the event of a war. The following analyses provide the background, key features, and implications of these recent cases based on publicly available information.