‘DEFENSIVE DEMOCRACY’:NPP  Legislator Huang Kuo-chang urged people to stand up to China’s manipulation of the local media regardless of political affiliation or age

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 24, 2019
By: Ann Maxon  /  Staff reporter

Tens of thousands of people yesterday rallied in Taipei to protest against media outlets that spread fabricated news for Beijing and called for tighter regulations to counter China’s manipulation of local media.

Demonstrators started arriving on Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office Building as early as 7am, despite the rain, for the protest, which began at 2pm.

The purpose of the rally is to oppose Chinese authoritarianism, said Internet celebrity Holger Chen (陳之漢), who organized the protest with New Power Party (NPP) Legislator Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌).

China has seriously infiltrated Taiwan’s media and businesses, with CtiTV News (中天新聞) being an obvious example, he said.    [FULL  STORY]