CTi denied press freedom, KMT saysFOREIGN MEDIA: Johnny Chiang said that freedom of the press is a human right and denying it greatly harms Taiwan’s reputation for having freedom of speechBy Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerForeign media and the international community should be concerned about the possibility of press freedom and freedom of speech being oppressed in Taiwan, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) said yesterday. The KMT made the call at an international news conference in Taipei ahead of the CTi News channel going off the air at 12am today. The Taipei High Administrative Court on Monday rejected a request by CTi TV for an injunction to prevent the shutdown of its CTi News channel, meaning that CTi News is to cease broadcasting on local TV networks from today. Freedom of the press is a basic human right and President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration denying it greatly harms Taiwan’s international image of having freedom of speech, he said. CTi News provided information for the public to form their own opinions and its removal was, essentially, divesting the public of differing opinions and commentary, Ma said, adding that unless one lives in an autocratic nation, shutting down a TV station harms press freedom.

Source: Taipei Times December 11, 2020 15:56 UTC