Taiwanese Warned of CCP Influence Ahead of Crucial Election

As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, individuals with direct encounters with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are warning about the CCP’s attempts to sway the polls on Jan. 13. Such warnings come as Beijing has repeatedly sent fighter planes, warships, and spy balloons around Taiwan—the official name of the Republic of China—to pressure Taiwanese voters. Meanwhile, the communist regime on the mainland has been using AI technology, combined with social media, such as PTT, TikTok, Xiaohongshu, YouTube, etc., to launch a “cognitive war” in an attempt to influence voting. Amid this, an independent current affairs commentator on X, originally from China, has called on Taiwanese people to safeguard their independence, democracy, and freedom via voting if they don’t want to suffer the same fate as Chinese people under the CCP’s rule....