Chen Wen-fan says NSB will not violate Taiwanese right to freedom of speech
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/19
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Deputy head of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB, 國家安全局), Chen Wen-fan (陳文凡), said it does not monitor Facebook and the NSB will not infringe on the people of Taiwan’s freedom of speech, during a Legislative Yuan hearing on Nov. 19, reported CNA.
Chen went on to say “there is no need to doubt” that the Chinese government is attempting to influence public opinion in Taiwan.
Chen’s comments were made during a Legislative Yuan Finance Committee hearing in Taipei, where the NSB’s work in relation to national communication and network systems was audited, among a host of other government departments.
In regards to a question whether the NSB conducts domestic monitoring and investigation into Facebook posts, Chen said the bureau does not “step on the red line of free speech.” [FULL STORY]
