Tsai De-sheng (simplified Chinese: 蔡得胜; traditional Chinese: 蔡得勝; pinyin: Cài Déshèng) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Director-General of the National Security Bureau (NSB) from 2009 to 2014.[1][2] NSB during his term was known for the increasing corruption custom such as changing the internal regulation to apply bureau budgets on private travels of families, and demanding local stationed agents risking of identity exposure and security concern to arrange or pay for the private affairs.[3]
Tsai De-sheng | |
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| 蔡得勝 | |
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| Director-General of the National Security Bureau of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 5 May 2014 | |
| Deputy | Lin Hui-yang, Yan Meng-han |
| Preceded by | Tsai Chao-ming |
| Succeeded by | Lee Shying-jow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1949 Xiyu, Penghu, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Fu Hsing Kang College Army Infantry School |
NSB Director-General
editLi Sheng-dong incident
editOn 16, March, 2011, Tsai's long-term colleague in D4 (Intelligence Analyses), Li Sheng-dong being the director stationed in Germany, suddenly ran away from the ongoing counterintelligence investigation process of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV, German: Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or Bundesverfassungsschutz) back to Taipei without notification, however received no disciplinary measure but continual seniority promotions till Li's retirement 3 years later, causing internal morale concerns,[4] hence both were reported and questioned by the hearing of Judiciary and Organic Laws Committee in the Legislative Yuan in December 2013, whereas both firmly denied every accusation.[5]
Huawei products ban
editIn end of October 2013, speaking at the Legislative Yuan, Tsai said that the NSB didn't support the usage by ROC government agencies of products from Mainland China-based Huawei. He added that the government should be more alert for the possibility of information leakage to Mainland China via Huawei products.[6]
References
edit- ^ "中華民國國家安全局". Nsb.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Security bureau director resigns - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ Xie Zhongliang (2020-11-08). "Requesting Care for Overseas Travels Jeopardizes NSB Agents' Security" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). The Journalist Co., LTD. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ Xie Zhong-liang (2013-10-31). "Director of German Station Was Seduced by Communist Spy to Leak Classified Information, Nonetheless Director Tsai Covered the Cronies with Promotion". Business Today (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ "NSB denied the allegation of D4 Director Li in Seduction by Communist Spy as False Rumor". ETtoday News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ "Bar China's Huawei from government bids: NSB". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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