Taiwan will not renew licence for China-friendly news channel
The rejection of CTi cable’s request is the first time Taiwan has shut a TV news station since the regulator was set up in 2006
18 November 2020 - 14:07
Taipei — Taiwan has refused to renew the licence of a news channel widely seen as pro-China, effectively shutting it down, citing evidence of interference from a Beijing-friendly tycoon amid fears over China's campaign to win support on the island.
The rejection of CTi cable’s request is the first time Taiwan has shut, even though indirectly, a television news station since the regulator, the National Communications Commission was set up in 2006...
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