Taiwan Warns of China's 'United Front' Propaganda via Social Media Apps Like Xiaohongshu

Taiwan warns of China's 'United Front' propaganda via social media apps like Xiaohongshu

Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng warned individuals using Chinese social media platforms to be aware of the potential impacts of Beijing’s “united front” propaganda, which could threaten Taiwan’s sovereignty, as reported by Taipei Times. Chiu’s comments were in response to Chinese academic Zhang Weiwei’s assertion that since many young Taiwanese enjoy using the Chinese app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote in English, “it…

In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has invested heavily in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and has developed a virtual society model that can create 10 million AI virtual avatars by collecting user activity data on online platforms to simulate elections and consumption habits, and the prediction results are quite accurate. Scholars warn that Taiwan's open data and the increase in the number of people using TikTok and Xi…