China Singles Out Businesses It Says Are Helping Taiwan's Military

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Chinese state media has singled out five Taiwanese businesses it says are helping the Taiwan military's psychological warfare unit, which Beijing says has long plotted to incite separatist activities.

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00:00Chinese state media is targeting five Taiwanese companies who they say have helped a unit of

00:05Taiwan's military that Beijing accuses of inciting separatism.

00:14A social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV released this video,

00:21along with an article on Chinese messaging app WeChat, accusing the companies of helping to

00:26make websites, develop data operation systems, and complete other projects for the Taiwan

00:31military's psychological warfare unit, which China says has long plotted to incite separatist

00:37activities. The response from Taiwan has been swift, its defense ministry saying the unit's

00:43activities comply with the law. The ministry accuses China of spreading false information

00:48and urges Taiwanese people not to spread it further. And Taiwan's mainland affairs council,

00:54which handles relations with China, adding that these actions are part of China's cognitive

00:58warfare efforts, meant to divide and intimidate Taiwan's military and its business sector.

01:04One expert agrees, saying intimidating businesses is a big part of China's goal.

01:09当他一旦这样的一个指控的时候,势必希望制造出一种残残效应,

01:16让台湾的相关的企业在未来不敢去协助相关单位的一些

01:26请求。我想这是他们一个目的啦。这个东西,我想未来它只会更加的变本加厉。

01:35This all comes after China earlier this month released the names, photos, and ID card numbers

01:40of 18 people it said are core members of the psychological warfare unit, and offering

01:46rewards of around $1,400 for tips leading to their arrest. At the time, the mainland affairs

01:52council warned Taiwanese people against sending any information.

01:56如果有民众,台湾民众配合中共所谓的悬赏通告,提供资料,

02:03那疫情节可能涉及国安法,国家情报工作法,刑法等等。

02:10那应该都是七年以上的有期徒刑。

02:14Still, the Chinese state media account claimed it got tips about these Taiwanese companies

02:30from people inside Taiwan, though they gave no evidence. According to an analyst, this is not

02:36the first time China has publicly targeted people inside Taiwan, releasing their names

02:41and photos. But this does appear to be the first time China has taken things a step further,

02:47naming organizations associated with those they are targeting, which the analyst said

02:52could mark a shift in its strategy to intimidate Taiwan.

02:55那代表着中国在这种所谓心理战的恫嚇上面,

02:59又更加的变本加厉,那这个不只是会对个人造成,

03:06台湾的特定的个人造成心理上的压力,

03:09也会对可能要跟他交往接触,

03:13可能只是很正常的交往接触的这些亲朋好友啦,

03:17企业啦,生活上往来的这些,这些,这些相关的人士啊,

03:22可能都会形成无形的压力。

03:25所以等于是又往前走了一步,

03:27那代表他们不断地在摸索,进化,

03:31怎么样把心理战的,对台湾心理战的动和的这个效能发挥到最大。

03:38AT LEAST ONE OF THE COMPANIES HAS SAID THE ALLEGATIONS ARE NOT TRUE.

03:42IN A STATEMENT TO TAIWANPLUS, EZTRUST TECHNOLOGY SAID IT QUOTE

03:46DEEPLY REGRETTED THE MISININFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT,

03:50WHICH IT SAID HAD CAUSED MISUNDERSTANDINGS

03:52AND IMPACTED THE FIRM'S BRAND AND PARTNERSHIPS.

03:55IT SAID IT IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY POLITICAL OR PROPAGANDA CONTENT.

03:59ANOTHER COMPANY, MASTERCONCEPT,

04:01SAYS THE PROJECT THE REPORT MENTIONED WAS DISCONTINUED SEVERAL YEARS AGO,

04:06AND ALSO SAID IT DOES NOT TAKE POLITICAL SIDES.

04:08THE OTHER THREE COMPANIES DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT.

04:13IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT THE ULTIMATE FALLOUT FOR THESE BUSINESSES MIGHT BE.

04:17BUT WHAT DOES SEEM CLEAR IS THE MESSAGE CHINA IS SENDING.

04:20ONE WARNING AGAINST ANY TYPE OF WHAT IT CALLS SEPARATIST ACTIVITIES.

04:25KLEIN WONG AND CADENCE QUARANTA FOR TAIWANPLUS.

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