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Hassled in China, American Journalists Are Invited to Try Taiwan. Why Would
They Go?

Ralph Jennings

   TAIPEI - Taiwan's invitation to American journalists harassed by China
   to locate here instead would free them from government pressure but
   distance them from Asia's hub for international news.

   Foreign minister Joseph Wu tweeted the invitation Saturday. He
   mentioned three media organizations whose reporters had been thrown out
   of China, apparently in response to U.S. curbs against journalists
   working for state-run Chinese media in the United States.

   "He said as that as New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington
   Post journalists face intensifying hostility in China, I would like to
   welcome you to be stationed in Taiwan, a country that's a beacon of
   freedom and democracy," ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said, referring
   to Wu's tweet.

     As [1]@nytimes, [2]@WSJ & [3]@washingtonpost face intensifying
     hostility in [4]#China, I'd like to welcome you to be stationed in
     [5]#Taiwan -- a country that is a beacon of freedom & democracy.
     Yes! You'll find people here greeting you with open arms & lots of
     genuine smiles. JW
     -- å¤äº¤é¨ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) ð¹ð¼
     (@MOFA_Taiwan) [6]March 28, 2020

   Chinese authorities last week expelled several Times, Journal and Post
   reporters. The authorities also ordered Time magazine and the
   independent U.S.-funded Voice of America to provide detailed
   information about their work in China.

   China and Taiwan have struggled to get along since the 1940s. Each side
   is self-ruled, but China claims sovereignty over Taiwan despite
   protestations on the island. Taiwan democratized in the 1980s, a source
   of pride among officials comparing themselves to the communist
   leadership of China.

   It's unclear whether anyone will take up the Taiwan foreign minister's
   offer.

   Those who are based in Taiwan, an ethnically Chinese society that's 160
   kilometers from China, would be free of pressure from the government.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/WSJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/hashtag/China?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   5. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taiwan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   6. https://twitter.com/MOFA_Taiwan/status/1243748783420141569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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