With borders again open, Taipei worries Beijing may resume an influence campaign that includes giving politicians and influencers free trips to China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government believes China is set to renew a charm offensive targeting “opinion leaders” to win hearts and minds as the island gears up for a presidential election in less than a year, a security agency has said in an internal report.
From March, the campaign will focus on invitations for “opinion leaders” to visit China, a Taiwan security agency looking into Chinese activities on the island said in the classified report, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters. Ms Tsai rejects China’s territorial claims and says only the island’s 23 million people can decide their future, though she has repeatedly offered talks with Beijing.
The official, who declined to be identified, said China could invite a range of people beyond political and business leaders in the hope of quietly promoting its political ideology.
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