China and Taiwan go to war over Wikipedia edits as hundreds of changes to description of the island territory are uncovered

  • The description of Taiwan changes from 'state in East Asia' to 'province in China'
  • Hong Kong protests page was changed at least 65 times in a single day 
  • Almost 1,600 biased edits were found across 22 politically sensitive articles

Hundreds of recently uncovered Chinese edits to Taiwan’s Wikipedia page have revealed the country’s attempts to claim ownership of the state

The Daily Mail
Date: 5 October 2019
By Isabella Nikolic for Mail Online

Hundreds of recently uncovered Chinese edits to Taiwan's Wikipedia page have revealed the country's attempts to claim ownership of the state. 

Within the space of a single day, the description of Taiwan will change from 'a state in East Asia' to 'a province in the People's Republic of China', umpteen times. 

And the mysterious Wikipedia edits haven't only affected Taiwan. 

The page for the Hong Kong protests was changed 65 times in one day. Page writers kept disagreeing whether the people were protesters or rioters.     [FULL  STORY]

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