Reporters Without Borders group slams Taiwan media company action against Financial Times

Case is 'abusive libel suit:' RSF

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/07/24
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

China Times President Wang Feng (first left) filing a suit against FT correspondent Kathrin Hille on July 19. (By Central News Agency)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The recent lawsuit brought by the Want Want China Times Group against the Financial Times and its Taiwan correspondent was a pure case of abuse of the law, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Wednesday (July 24).

Financial Times reporter Kathrin Hille wrote an article about Chinese influence in Taiwanese politics and media, where she also quoted reporters that Chinese government officials phoned editors of the Taiwanese media group on an almost daily basis, influencing its headlines and content about China.
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