Taiwan's government is ramping up efforts to protect overseas Taiwanese communities from Chinese infiltration, a move that's bad for Beijing's influence campaigns and good for Taiwan's diaspora security.

• Taiwan's Overseas Community Affairs Council told lawmakers that China uses money and seduction tactics to infiltrate overseas Taiwanese groups.
• The agency is building up a "whole-of-society resilience" system abroad, aiming to raise awareness so overseas groups can better spot and resist Chinese pressure campaigns.
• Separately, the agency's budget for serving and housing overseas Taiwanese communities is set to jump sharply next year, with new buildings planned in cities including Vancouver, Orange County, Brisbane, Seattle, and New York.
• Vancouver is first in line because rents there have surged over the past two years and the city has a large Taiwanese population needing services.

Outlook: Expect Taiwan to keep expanding this resilience program in stages over the next few years while opening new overseas centers roughly one per year.