Leading pro-China news channel in Taiwan is taken off air Employees and supporters have rallied for a Taiwanese pro-China cable news channel as it was taken off air SaturdayTAIPEI, Taiwan -- Employees and supporters rallied for a Taiwanese pro-China cable news channel as it was taken off air Saturday, after the government refused to renew its license, citing accuracy issues. CTiTV's channel 52 broadcast a countdown and then went black after midnight. The cable network, whose non-news channels were not affected, plans to continue putting news on YouTube and other digital platforms. The station is owned by the Want Want China Times media group, which also publishes one of Taiwan’s main newspapers. In its ruling, NCC Chairperson Chen Yaw-shyang made no specific allegations of a pro-China bias, but said the channel appeared susceptible to outside influence.

Source: ABC News December 12, 2020 03:22 UTC