NPP urges changes to halt infiltration of the media by ChinaBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterTougher laws are needed to combat China’s growing influence on Taiwanese media via funding and sponsored news articles with the aim of subverting public discourse and undermining Taiwan’s democracy, New Power Party (NPP) officials said yesterday. “Now we are seeing that an enemy state, whose regime is hostile toward our nation, has been using the power and money of its party, government agencies and military to infiltrate Taiwan’s media outlets,” Chiu said. “Taiwan has come under attack by China through military threats, political warfare and propaganda campaigns,” the NPP said in a statement. “In the past few years, China has been using money and connections to infiltrate Taiwan’s media outlets, civil groups, temples and religious organizations, as well as other sectors of society,” it said. The ban must be extended to curtail China’s influence and control over the local media industry, he added.

Source: Taipei Times April 14, 2020 15:56 UTC