Taiwan Warns Influencers Not To Accept Chinese Funding To Create Content

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Taiwan is warning influencers they could face legal consequences if they agree to spread propaganda for Beijing. The comments come after several Taiwanese influencers said they'd been approached by China to create content.

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00:00Taiwan is warning internet influencers who spread propaganda for China could face legal

00:06repercussions.

00:08Several Taiwanese influencers have come forward saying they'd been approached by China with

00:12requests to spread harmful content and even start a new pro-China political party.

00:19Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says content creators who accept funding from Beijing pose

00:25a national security risk.

00:27According to Taiwanese law, cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party is illegal without

00:33government approval.

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