Taiwan's cabinet is pushing lawmakers to stop sitting on five national security bills, warning that Chinese spying and influence operations are getting worse while the laws go nowhere.

• Five bills tightening national security rules have been stuck in the legislature for more than eight months without a single final vote.
• The package would change the National Security Act, the cross-strait relations rules, and military service and criminal laws.
• The push follows repeated cases of people caught passing sensitive information to China for money.
• Beijing is buying influence in Taiwan through cash, front groups, and exchange programs, which makes this a live problem rather than a theoretical one.
• The cabinet says protecting the country should not be a party fight, and wants faster review even if lawmakers disagree on details.

Outlook: Expect more public pressure on the legislature this autumn, but with rival parties in control of the chamber the bills could stay frozen for a while yet.