2020/12/14 18:04 Gondolas go up next to the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland on Dec. 3, 2020. Gondolas go up next to the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland on Dec. 3, 2020. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A recently expired, renewable five-year agreement between the Swiss government and China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) that allows Chinese agents to covertly roam Switzerland on two-week trips funded by Swiss taxpayers has drawn intense criticism, which officials in the Central European country have dismissed since the full text of the agreement became public. The deal had been entirely unknown to the Swiss Parliament, the Swiss Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Swiss public until August, when it was first reported on by Swiss newspaper NZZ. It expired on Dec. 8, but the government is currently pursuing its renewal.