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Eight Taiwanese soldiers jailed for spying on behalf of China in exchange for money.
Retired military officers bribed active duty soldiers with as much as 700,000 Taiwan dollars .
One of the recruits, a lieutenant-colonel, was handed nine years for planning to defect to China by flying a helicopter.
Another shot an instructional video about surrendering to China in the event of war.
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