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Is it wrong to show Taiwan officers a WWII film about KMT forces fighting Japan?

Battalion commander’s screening stirs debate over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions on the self-ruled island.

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A battalion commander in the 153rd Brigade of the Army was disciplined and reprimanded twice for showing the Chinese film "The Eight Hundred" in the military. Deputy Minister of National Defense Hsu Szu-chien said on the 30th that "The Eight Hundred" is a Chinese-made film with united front rhetoric behind it. In order to be shown in Taiwan, it must first apply for permission from the Ministry of Culture and follow the procedures of the Ju Guang…

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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