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Global workshop on disinformation opens in Taipei

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Taipei Times
Date: Sep 11, 2019 
By: Lin Chia-nan  /  Staff reporter

Officials from the US, Japan and Sweden yesterday joined their Taiwanese counterparts for aworkshop

American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen, center, Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan, third right, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu, second right, and guests attend the opening of the Defending Democracy through Promoting Media Literacy workshop in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

in Taipei on tackling disinformation, with some noting its rampant spread in Taiwan in the run-up to the presidential and legislative elections in January.

The two-day Defending Democracy through Promoting Media Literacy workshop is the second held under the Taiwan-US Global Cooperation Training Framework.

This year it was also cosponsored by Japan and Sweden.

Addressing the opening ceremony, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scott Busby, who is leading the US delegation to the workshop, praised Taiwan for its commitment to universally accepted human rights and democratic principles, including the fundamental freedoms of speech, religion, press, association and peaceful assembly.    [FULL  STORY]

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