Tsai De-sheng

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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tsai.
Tsai De-sheng
蔡得勝
Director-General of the National Security Bureau of the Republic of China
In office
1 May 2009 – 5 May 2014
DeputyLin Hui-yang, Yan Meng-han
Preceded byTsai Chao-ming
Succeeded byLee Shying-jow
Personal details
BornFebruary 1949
Xiyu, Penghu, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materFu Hsing Kang College
Army Infantry School

NSB Director-General

Li Sheng-dong incident

On 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

In 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
  1. "中華民國國家安全局". Nsb.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Security bureau director resigns - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Bar China's Huawei from government bids: NSB". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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