How China undermines Taiwan’s national anti-COVID success with local-government actors

Ko Wen-je and Hou You-yi the twin city mayors

May 24, 2021May 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment china unification party, COVID-19, information warfare

Taiwan managed to keep the lid on COVID by being smarter than most other countries, more wary perhaps, by being closer to the original source of the virus, and most importantly by avoiding mass testing, using technologies that were questionable for use for even for well-known disease agents. During early days of the outbreak, in 2020, Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Central Epidemic Control Center (CECC) decided to implement border controls, put people into a 14 day quarantine upon

International

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Australia, censorship, information warfare

Three art works among an exhibition featuring images from dozens of countries were withdrawn from an art gallery on the campus of the Australian National University after Chinese students complained about “racial discrimination” and “humiliation of China.” Three works by artist Luke Cornish featuring Chinese currency bearing the altered images of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping were removed from the exhibition following the complaints. The exhibition “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” by Luke Cornish, running from March 12 to April 15

Entertainment

January 5, 2021February 24, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment information security, information warfare, national security

Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) recently released an NT$5 million (US$179,475) feature film highlighting the importance of information security as the country faces threats of false information, and breaches of information security, which in turn constitute a threat to national security. First aired on TTV on December 4, the movie was uploaded to YouTube December 8, and has since gained more than 61,000 views. The movie, which is subtitled in both Chinese and English has received positive responses

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How China undermines Taiwan’s national anti-COVID success with local-government actors

Art works featuring Batman and Winnie the Pooh censored from Australian university art gallery upon Chinese complaints

MOJ releases feature movie “The Greater Good” to promote national security and protection of state and technological secrets