Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has condemned Beijing for urging local media outlets to "expose" Taiwan independence activities, warning that Taiwanese media representatives could face prosecution if they help China target Taiwanese citizens.
On May 12, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) strongly condemned the Chinese Communist Party's interference in the autonomy of Taiwanese media, directly accusing the CCP of summoning some Taiwanese media outlets to Beijing for a "lecture" and demanding that they cooperate in "exposing Taiwan independence," which is tantamount to cross-border repression against Taiwan. The MAC warned that if any media outlets cooperate with the CCP as "local coll…