Public Discussion About Taiwan Still Sensitive Amid CCP Coercion: Professor

The comments come as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canberra warned of more disinformation from Beijing.

Supporters of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) display a placard during a rally in Taipei on Jan. 10, 2020, ahead of the Jan. 11 presidential and parliamentary elections. Sam Yeh/AFP

Talking about Taiwan in Australia is considered highly sensitive in some quarters for fear of offending the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership, a professor of Chinese studies said.

Mark Harrison, from the University of Tasmania, expressed this view after Taiwan’s top diplomat to Australia said Beijing will continue to coerce governments to toe more favourable policy lines towards the CCP.