Taiwanese who buy 'If China Invades' book get mysterious phone calls over 'sensitive reading material'

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Taiwanese who buy 'If China Invades' book get mysterious phone calls over 'sensitive reading material'
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The caller kept insisting that \u0027a military unification (between China and Taiwan) was inevitable\u0027 and was pressing for her own opinions on the book

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According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, she said the caller kept insisting that “a military unification was inevitable” and was pressing for her own opinions on the book. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory, even though the Chinese Communist government has never ruled the democracy of 23.5 million, and has threatened to force unification if Taipei does not agree to join China peacefully.Article contentYang said the tone of the conversation led her to believe that the call may have come from a well-organized Chinese group seeking to influence Taiwanese and promote the Communist party’s view of Taiwan.

Taiwan’s authorities are on edge over suspected Chinese influence operations ahead of the presidential elections in 2024 as the country has long been on the frontline of targeted disinformation campaigns.

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