Chinese Regime Used AI and TikTok to Meddle in Taiwan’s 2024 Elections: Experts

Confetti flies over the stage and crowd as Taiwan's Vice President and presidential-elect from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lai Ching-te (Centre L) and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim (Centre R) speak to supporters at a rally at the party's headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images

The Chinese regime used a combination of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and social media platforms, including TikTok, in an attempt to sway voters in January’s elections in Taiwan, according to Taiwanese experts.

On April 10, Washington-based think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a panel featuring five experts from Taiwan to discuss tools used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to meddle in the elections, which saw the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP’s) Lai Ching-te elected president with more than 5.5 million votes, or about 40 percent of the total votes cast.