Taiwan urges citizens to stay on alert for China-backed media 'infiltration'.
TAIPEI - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged citizens to stay on alert for Chinese-financed media"infiltration" after a Reuters report of a Beijing-backed media campaign in the self-ruled island which China considers its own.
"The Chinese infiltration in Taiwan is actually omnipresent and we hope that all citizens could stay on high alert for such infiltration, which includes fake news," Ms Tsai added. The Taiwan Affairs Office, responsible for overseeing China's policies towards Taiwan, did not respond to requests for comment on the Reuters report.
Beijing's campaign comes at a time of growing concern over Chinese influence ahead of Taiwan's 2020 presidential elections.
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