Cybert Warfare

‘What’s Wrong with You?’: Taiwan Excoriates WHO for Coronavirus ‘Fake News’

Breitbart
Date: 6 Feb 202013
By: Frances Martel

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Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu of Taiwan erupted against the World Health Organization (WHO) on Twitter Wednesday for its deliberate exclusion of the country from the ongoing coronavirus response and its misreporting on the situation in Taiwan.

The WHO, a United Nations body, refuses to acknowledge the existence of Taiwan or allow it into any of its venues or programs, as the Chinese Communist Party falsely claims it as a rogue province. The WHO has refused to cooperate with the Taiwanese government through the process of responding to the coronavirus crisis that began in China last month and claims to be in contact with Taiwan through the Communist Party, which has no ties to Taipei or control of the island.

As a result, the WHO published false statistics on the coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan, inflating the actual number of confirmed cases there. It has also referred to Taiwan as “Taiwan, China,” which the Taiwanese government has repeatedly condemned as inaccurate and disrespectful.

On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Wu used the official account of his ministry to address the WHO and demanded to know, “what’s wrong with you”:    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan expands cyber defense: source

Taiwan to expand defensive and offensive cyber capabilities

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/12/31
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

(By Associated Press)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In response to a rise in cyber attacks by agents outside of Taiwan, the Taiwanese government is undergoing another recruitment drive for cyber specialists.

An official from the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology told the Liberty Times that the institute will ramp up recruitment of cyber research specialists, and will increase the starting salary of new recruits.

The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is the premier research and development institute of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, and is involved in a host of offensive and defensive projects.

The source said the institute is undertaking its second recruitment drive of 2018, and they are looking for 23 people in total. The process of hiring talent is expected to continue for the next few months, as testing will be undertaken into March 2019.
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