Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/17
By: Lawrence Chiu and Chiang Yi-ching
Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) Taiwan and Hong Kong "are on the frontlines of the battle for press freedom" due to efforts by the Chinese government to shape public opinion, according to a report published Monday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The report, titled "One Country, One Censor: How China undermines media freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan" was written by CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Steven Butler.
"China has become a top global economic power, and is fast expanding its military reach beyond its borders," Butler said in the introduction to the report.
"It is simultaneously trying to influence the global public through the media to accept and support China's growing role in the world," he continued. [FULL STORY]