Taiwan Lawmaker Tells German Parliament About Beijing’s Disinformation

Taiwanese lawmaker Puma Shen shared Taiwan's experiences dealing with Beijing's disinformation campaigns at the German parliament, the Bundestag.

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00:00Taiwanese lawmaker Pu Ma Shen has testified at Germany's parliament about Chinese threats to Taiwan.

00:06He focused on Beijing's use of disinformation and how Taiwan has worked to combat its spread.

00:12Because when you heard the offline rumor from your neighborhood or from your friends, it's more credible.

00:18And then when it moves to online, when you heard it from some sort of online influencer

00:23who talks about fortune-telling or cute animals in common, and when they raise some sort of political issue, they look very credible.

00:33This comes shortly after China opened an investigation into Shen over, quote,

00:38Taiwanese separatist activities and said he's not allowed to travel abroad.

00:42China claims Taiwan as its own and has not rolled out taking the country by force.

00:47Shen is a member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which Beijing views as separatists.

00:52Shen also posted to social media about his situation, saying China cannot stop him from going overseas.

01:15China also issued bounties for two more Taiwanese influencers critical of Beijing,

01:20calling on the public to assist with their arrest.