Source: Global Network [Global Network Report Reporter Yin Yanhui] "Political epidemic prevention, cross-strait media and legal communication", On the 24th, Taiwan's "Want Daily" published a group of articles on the cover, criticizing the Tsai Ing-wen administration for secretly

Source: Global Network

[Global Network Report Reporter Yin Yanhui] "Political epidemic prevention, cross-strait media and legal communication", On the 24th, Taiwan's "Wangbao" published a set of articles on the cover with this title, criticizing the Tsai Ing-wen administration for secretly wearing small shoes for mainland media stationed in Taiwan using epidemic prevention as an excuse, which may lead to a situation of "naturally clearance" of mainland media stationed in Taiwan after the New Year next year. "Wangbao" criticized the Tsai Ing-wen administration for its move as a "political epidemic prevention and revenge, destroying the security valve between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait". The newspaper also questioned that if the mainland also forces Taiwan media to withdraw its points, "Who will speak for Taiwan?"

"Wangbao" front page 24

Comprehensive "Wangbao" multiple reports on the "Wangbao" this year due to the epidemic, the DPP authorities have not allowed mainland media to send people to Taiwan to rotate. Mainland media can only allow original reporters to continue to postpone visas. Although Taiwan's "Immigration Agency" has asked mainland reporters to postpone visas, most mainland reporters will return to the mainland for the New Year in January next year. In this way, it is possible to form a "natural clearance", that is, after January next year, Taiwan may not have any mainland media interviews in Taiwan.

Screenshot of Taiwan media reports

According to reports, Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Qiu Chuizheng claimed that during the epidemic, based on the consideration of "humanitarian care", visas for "foreign" professionals in Taiwan, including mainland media, can be extended once a month. As for the Lunar New Year next year, if the mainland media in Taiwan wants to send another personnel to Taiwan for interviews after returning to the mainland, he suggested that the mainland media can submit another application at that time, and the relevant authorities of the Taiwan authorities will decide whether to refute it or not.

report also mentioned that under the epidemic, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait handle stationed reporters significantly differently.

《Wangbao reported that if Taiwanese media go to the mainland to station, they can start interviews in mainland China as long as they apply for approval from the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and stay in centralized quarantine hotels for 14 days after arriving in Beijing or Shanghai, and the nucleic acid test at the airport and hotel is negative, they can conduct interviews in mainland China, and they have not refused to go to mainland China. Journalists sent by foreign media in Europe, the United States, Africa, Asia and other countries can also return to China to visit relatives and report their work every winter and summer vacations.

As for Taiwan, there is no restrictions on Western media stationed in Taiwan. Western journalists are free to enter and exit, but for mainland journalists who come to Taiwan for stationed in the name of "Mainland professionals going to Taiwan to exchange", the Taiwan epidemic command center has suspended in the name of epidemic prevention. As a result, mainland media cannot send reporters to Taiwan to change shifts.

Screenshot of Taiwan media report

Since mainland media cannot send reporters to Taiwan to replace them, if the original mainland reporters stationed in Taiwan return to the mainland, it would be like "one less when they go back", and there is no one to replace them at all. Under such circumstances, mainland journalists stationed in Taiwan can only hold on and not return to the mainland. The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer in February next year. Mainland journalists stationed in Taiwan all hope to go home for the New Year and reunite with their families. In this way, the mainland media stationed in Taiwan will be like a "natural clearance". At that time, there may be no mainland media interviews in Taiwan.

In response to this matter, Wangbao published an commentary article titled "If the mainland forces the Taiwan media to withdraw, who will speak for Taiwan?" on the 24th, saying that cross-strait relations are poor, and the Taiwan authorities do not welcome mainland media to station in Taiwan from the bottom of their hearts, but they are secretly wearing small shoes for mainland media. To put it bluntly, it is to drive away the mainland media.

article stated that since the Democratic Progressive Party came to power in 2016, although the Mainland Affairs Council has repeatedly said that "encouraging cross-strait civil exchanges", it has set up many restrictions. For example, the number of fresh high school graduates applying for mainland universities in 2018 has soared, and many celebrity high school principals in Taiwan have been "concerned" by "government" units, and even personnel from the "Investigation Bureau" have "visited"; the Taiwan education department also requires that schools at all levels must first report to the superior competent authority for exchanges before they can complete the journey.

In addition, large-scale activities between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, such as the Strait Forum, the Mainland Affairs Council frequently warned Taiwanese people not to participate; this year, it joined forces with the Ministry of Culture to point the finger at mainland media reporters stationed in Taiwan, and warned: "The TV station rents studios and invites Taiwanese celebrities to play programs, which are different from the reasons for applying to Taiwan for interviews, and are illegal." They will be fined.

The article also stated that if the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council also complies with the methods of the Taiwan authorities and forces the Taiwanese media stationed in Beijing to withdraw their locations, at that time, there will be no Taiwanese media speaking for Taiwan, and only the mainland side’s unilateral statements, this is not a good thing for Taiwan. "Wangbao" asked replies, have the Taiwan authorities ever thought about whether there are fewer Taiwanese media voices in the press conference of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, will Taiwan and the mainland lack another communication channel? Should the Taiwan authorities stop and quickly put the brakes on the "natural clearance of mainland media"?

In another commentary article, Wangbao also questioned that the Tsai Ing-wen administration closed Zhongtian TV, which is also closing the space for the cross-strait resilient. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Taiwan’s main cable stations have been mainly televised. Only Zhongtian supports the mainland and the mainland students. Now Zhongtian is being shut down. In addition, Taiwan’s epidemic prevention policy has made the mainland media unable to send people to replace them. “Is what the Tsai government wants is to force the mainland to despair with Taiwan”?

Zhongtian TV Appearance (Photo source: Taiwan "Central News Agency")