Taiwan Indicts Four Over Classified Military Secrets Leak to Chinese Contacts

Analysis
The case reached the High Court only on October 19, with Lee and Sen in pretrial detention, so the next visible steps are preparatory hearings and evidence review, not sentencing. It is unlikely that a Taiwanese court issues a first-instance verdict against at least one of the four defendants by the end of 2026. Confidence is high because reporting on the procedural stage is consistent and nothing suggests an accelerated schedule, though both outlets rest on one prosecutorial announcement and add little independent verification. The payment trail, running through cryptocurrency conversion and borrowed bank accounts, shows Chinese handlers using intermediaries to avoid direct transfers to serving personnel. Yu's continued role as a conduit after his earlier indictment points to gaps in monitoring retirees. Guilty pleas and cooperation could still bring a ruling within weeks, and a verdict before year-end would let Taiwan's defense and coast guard authorities cite sentencing precedent in revising vetting and financial-monitoring rules. Without one, those reviews wait into 2027.