00:00More than 70 Taiwanese citizens returned home on Tuesday after their travel plans got disrupted by the war in the
00:06Middle East.
00:07But now, China is claiming the credits for their safe returns.
00:11This is the footage of a Taiwanese traveler in Shanghai thanking his so-called motherland for helping him transfer there.
00:18And it was broadcasted by the Chinese state media CCTV.
00:22But when the group arrived back in Taiwan, some passengers said the scene looked like a media spectacle.
00:40These travelers had been on a tour group to Turkey, but their return flight via Abu Dhabi was canceled due
00:46to the war.
00:47The tour guide reportedly sought help from the Chinese embassy, which arranged a flight back to Taiwan, transferring through Shanghai.
00:54After airstrikes began in the Middle East, Beijing announced that any Taiwanese with special travel permits for China could seek
01:02evacuation help from its embassies.
01:04But Taiwan says Beijing is exploiting the incidents, saying that this is all part of China's cognitive warfare efforts.
01:15中共都会利用这种天灾人祸的事情去散播一些我政府救灾不利,没有能力撤侨,这样子的事情.
01:18刘文斌, formerly of the Investigation Bureau, says while any support for Taiwanese citizens during a crisis should be welcomed,
01:25Publicizing those efforts could also be part of a broader United Front strategy.
01:32当中共去协助你的时候,它不会平白协助你的,它后面之后还有很多很多的后续.
01:39因为这些国人在这个救助的过程里面,你必然要留下你的姓名,你的相关的人事资料问题.
01:50当你回到台湾的时候,我绝对可以保证到中共不会放弃持续跟这些相关被救助的人员的联系.
01:52So far, over 1,600 Taiwanese nationals have returned home from the Middle East.
01:57台湾's foreign ministry is urging nationals in the region to leave as soon as possible.
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