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Beijing Launches Psychological War Against Taiwan After COVID-19 Outbreak

Beijing Launches Psychological War Against Taiwan After COVID-19 Outbreak
Local residents line up for the COVID-19 testing at the Wanhua District in Taipei, Taiwan on May 19, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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Taiwanese government criticized the Chinese communist regime for using the island’s COVID-19 outbreak to attack the self-ruled island on May 19.

Beijing authorities made and spread fake information mixed with truth on Taiwan social media platforms and pro-Beijing Taiwanese media with a purpose to “deepening the conflicts among Taiwanese people,” “worsening the outbreak,” “reducing the whole society’s productive activities,” “damaging the economy and stock market,” and “frustrating Taiwanese people,” spokesman for the unicameral legislature of Taiwan Lo Ping-cheng said at a press conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei on Wednesday.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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