Taiwan Launches News Platform For Westerners as Beijing Steps Up Propaganda Efforts

Taiwan Launches News Platform For Westerners as Beijing Steps Up Propaganda Efforts
Protesters hold placards with messages that read “reject red media” and “safeguard the nation's democracy” during a rally against pro-China media in Taipei on June 23, 2019. Hsu Tsun-hsu / AFP
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Taiwan launched the first international streaming platform on Aug. 30 to reach the English-speaking world, as Beijing continues pushing propaganda campaigns on the world stage.

“Our story deserves to be told by Taiwanese voices,” said the president of the self-ruled island, describing the launch as “an exciting new initiative.”

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