The two sides have been spying on each other for decades, but analysts say the threat to Taiwan is greater given that China has threatened to use force to bring Taipei under its control.
The ringleader Lu Chi-hsien was a coach for “diabolo” -- Chinese yo-yo -- who was recruited during a visit to China, prosecutors said in November when he was indicted.
Lu recruited five former or then-active military and coast guard personnel, who went on to convince a dozen others to join them and hand over military documents.
He was given an eight-year prison term, while Lu was jailed for 10 years and six months, and the others were sentenced to between three and six years. They can appeal the ruling.
The number of people prosecuted for spying for Beijing has risen sharply in recent years, with retired and serving members of Taiwan’s military the main targets of Chinese infiltration efforts, official figures show.
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