Eight Taiwan residents detained by China's state security department are spies sent by the military intelligence authorities of Taiwan, the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council said.

They were Fu Hongzhang, Lin Jieshan, Song Xiaolian, Wang Changyong, Zhang Genghuan, Zhang Yuren, Tong Taiping and Li Xiangheng.

Tong Taiping was caught on Dec. 4, 2003, by security guards while collecting intelligence at the Guangzhou Huangpu Shipyard.

The others were detained on Dec. 15, 2003, for interrogation on suspicion of collecting military intelligence in Guangdong, Fujian, Anhui and Hainan provinces.

The investigation is now underway.

The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits has informed the Foundation for Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits of the spies' situation.

Zhang Genghuan	Wang Changyong
Zhang Taiping	Lin Jieshan
Fu Hongzhang	Song Xiaolian
Zhang Yuren	Li Henglong

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