CAMPAIGNING: The president urged all groups, whether they support the Republic of China or Taiwan, to unite and send the right message to the international community
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 28, 2019
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
While campaigning for re-election yesterday, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that China has
President Tsai Ing-wen, at podium, attends a campaign event at the Grand Hotel in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA
“It is nearly 70 days until election day, and China has increased its coercion tactics… It has been doing so through a combination of military threats, disinformation and propaganda, infiltration, and other methods,” Tsai said in Taipei at the launch of a group of supporters comprised of dental professional associations.
“China has been producing fake news and disseminating rumors to deceive and mislead Taiwanese,” she said: “This misinformation and fake news is destroying our democracy, which is Taiwan’s most important asset.”
“When receiving fake news, I urge everyone not to pass it on to other people,” she said.
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