Chinese disinformation in Taiwan

Chinese Disinformation About Fukushima Wastewater Points to Attempts to Alienate Taiwan from Allies

Brian Hioe
A fake agreement between the Taiwanese and Japanese governments was circulated on social media last week, claiming that the Taiwanese government had agreed to take on wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The incident led to a response from the Presidential Office and has led to warnings that Chinese disinformation efforts directed at Taiwan could be growing more sophisticated...
April 2021EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions6 min read

Demonstration Against Chinese Annexation Efforts Takes Place Outside Legislative Yuan

Brian Hioe
An alliance of NGOs, civil society organizations, and student activist groups held a demonstration against Chinese efforts directed at annexing Taiwan outside the Qunxian Building of the Legislative Yuan earlier this evening. Significantly, this included many individuals who had been key figures in the Sunflower Movement and post-Sunflower Movement activists...
EnglishMay 2019Self-DeterminationSocial Movements6 min read