‘Financial Times’ defamation case droppedBy Chien Li-chung and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday announced that it has dropped defamation cases against the Financial Times, Central News Agency (CNA) president Chang Jui-chang (張瑞昌) and others after Want Want China Times Media Group (旺旺中時集團) suddenly rescinded its lawsuits. The group in 2019 filed a lawsuit against the London-based newspaper, the state-run news agency and two others over a July 17, 2019, report by Financial Times reporter Kathrin Hille. China Times president Wang Feng, second left, speaks to reporters in Taipei on July 19, 2019, criticizing the Financial Times for saying that the China Times was pro-China media. Earlier this year while the office was investigating the case, Want Want abruptly rescinded its lawsuits, the office said. Since defamation suits in Taiwan require a complaint by a victim, investigators decided to end their probe, it said.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2021 16:00 UTC