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CCP Offered $15 Million to Taiwanese Pilot to Defect With US-Made Army Helicopter
A Taiwanese pilot was offered $15 million by communist China to land a U.S.-made CH-47 Chinook helicopter on a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy aircraft carrier. The details were revealed in a Taiwan court on Dec. 11 as part of the largest communist spy ring case in the self-ruled liberal democratic island in a decade. It involves 10 people, most of whom are Taiwanese active duty and retired military personnel.
The Taiwan High Court Prosecutors Office said the Taiwanese army pilot, a lieutenant colonel with the surname Hsieh, was approached by Chinese spies in June.
Lt. Col. Hsieh planned to land the helicopter onto the PLA aircraft carrier Shandong when it approached the central line in the Taiwan Strait in a military drill on June 21. If he succeeded, the CCP would pay him $15 million reward and arrange for his wife and children in Taiwan to join him at a later date.
【譯文】中共出價4.7億新臺幣 賄賂臺飛官駕美製直升機叛逃
中共出價1,500萬美元，令一名臺灣飛行員駕駛美國製造的CH-47「契努克」（CH-47Chinook）直升機降落在中國人民解放軍的海軍航空母艦上。12月11日，臺灣法院揭露細節，這是自由民主自治島嶼近十年來最大的共諜團案件。10人涉案，大部分是臺灣現役和退伍軍人。
臺灣高等法院檢察官辦公室表示，這名臺灣陸軍飛行員是一名謝姓中校，今年6月遭中國間諜接觸。
謝姓中校計畫在6月21日軍事演習中，當山東號航母靠近臺海中線時，將直升機降落在航母上。如果成功，中共將提供1,500萬美元作為犒賞，後續安排與他在臺灣的妻小會合。
【單字/詞解析】
defect，動詞 /dɪˈfɛkt/ 叛逃
自然發音：de-FECT
英解：to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one
例句：He tried to defect to the West last year.（去年他試圖叛逃到西方。）
reveal，動詞 /rɪˈvil/ 透露
自然發音：re-VEAL
英解：to show something that is surprising
例句：The doctors did not reveal the truth to him.（醫生沒有透露真相給他。）
approach，動詞 /əˈproʧ/ 向...靠近
自然發音：a-PROA-ch
英解：to come near to something or someone
例句：Slow down as you approach the corner.（接近轉角時要減速。）
reward，名詞 /rɪˈwɔrd/ 賞金
自然發音：re-WARD
英解：something given in exchange for good work, etc.
例句：Most police informers receive a reward for their information.（多數警方線人藉提供線報而獲得獎勵。）
【慎思明辨】
你可以針對以下議題進行論述，甚至寫一篇英文短文，練習英文寫作或口語表達。
* 中共為什麼砸下巨大金額誘使我國軍飛官叛逃，你怎麼看？其最大目的為何？如果主角換成你，你會答應配合嗎？理由是？
* 試分享一件近期你知道的新聞，關於中共影響臺灣的動作或事件？你認為破壞兩岸和平與穩定的肇始者是誰？理由是？◇
