Tsai rebuts rumor of water delivery from FukushimaBy Lee Hsin-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday warned Taiwanese about cognitive warfare against the nation and denied rumors that Taiwan was planning to receive water from Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The social media post is “a typical example of cognitive warfare,” Tsai said, without elaborating who might be behind the document. Threatening activities by military aircraft and ships, as well as spreading fake news to undermine the solidarity of society, are common cognitive warfare strategies, Tsai said, adding that cognitive warfare would likely become more sophisticated. Taiwanese should be aware that disinformation from unknown sources might serve a cognitive warfare agenda, Tsai said, adding that people should not further spread such social media posts. “Taiwan’s freedom is hard-won, and we will not allow cognitive warfare to tear apart our society,” Tsai said.

Source: Taipei Times April 16, 2021 15:56 UTC