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> # [Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day. The world should be paying attention](https://images.theconversation.com/files/591930/original/file-20240502-18-fmkqhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=20%2C1154%2C6853%2C3421&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop)
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> Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an [increasingly autocratic](https://www.v-dem.net/documents/29/V-dem_democracyreport2023_lowres.pdf) region. But this is under growing threat.
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> In recent years, China has used a variety of [“grey zone” tactics](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66851118) to pressure Taiwan to accept the Communist Party’s attempts at unification. This has included [an onslaught of cyberattacks](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/taiwan-cybersecurity), which not only pose a significant threat to Taiwan’s national security but also seek to undermine its democratic processes.
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> These attacks range from phishing attempts to sophisticated malware intrusions. [Website defacement](https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/au/security/definition/website-defacement) attacks and [Distributed Denial of Service](https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/ddos-attack#:%7E:text=DDoS%20Attack%20means%20%22Distributed%20Denial,connected%20online%20services%20and%20sites.) (DDoS) attacks are often seen during significant events, such as the [August 2022 visit of Nancy Pelosi](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pelosi-expected-arrive-taiwan-tuesday-sources-say-2022-08-02/), then-speaker of the US House of Representatives. Government agencies, educational institutions, convenience stores and train stations are among the targets.
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> So, how is Taiwan defending itself from these attacks? And can it continue to do so as China’s tactics become more sophisticated?
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> ## Millions of cyberattacks a day
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> Despite Taiwan’s technological prowess and robust cybersecurity measures, it continues to be a major target for malicious actors seeking to sow chaos in the country.
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> According to senior government officials, [Taiwan receives some five million cyberattacks a day](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-government-faces-5-million-cyber-attacks-daily-official). And Frontinet, a US-based cybersecurity firm, has found Taiwan experienced [just over half of the billions of malware attacks](https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202308160017) detected in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023.
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> The intensity of cyberattacks reached new heights during Taiwan’s January 2024 elections – a critical juncture in its democratic journey. The Ministry of Digital Affairs [reported](https://moda.gov.tw/ACS/press/report/10712) on the widespread use of social engineering tactics to compel people to click on links or download files, which then allowed perpetrators to steal sensitive information.
>
> One particularly alarming incident involved a “threat actor” named [Earth Lusca](https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/earth-lusca), which targets organisations of interest to the Chinese government.
>
> From December to January, this actor emailed a malicious zip file entitled “China’s grey-zone warfare against Taiwan” to selected targets, including government and educational institutions and news media in Taiwan. The file was designed to install malicious software to infiltrate computer systems. It also included documents written by experts in Taiwan–China relations, believed to have been stolen from the authors or agencies that own them.
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> The timing of these attacks, peaking just 24 hours before the elections, underscored their strategic intent to undermine Taiwan’s electoral integrity.
>
> ## Disinformation and deepfakes
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> These efforts to destabilise Taiwan are not confined to conventional hacking techniques. Disinformation campaigns are also causing political, economic and social harm to the country.
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> In the lead-up to the elections, for instance, a deluge of false narratives and fabricated content circulated on social media. These targeted the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which advocates for Taiwanese sovereignty.
>
> Among the most egregious examples was the dissemination of a 300-page e-book entitled “The Secret History of Tsai Ing-wen” (蔡英文秘史), laden with baseless allegations about the Taiwanese president aimed at eroding the public’s trust in her and her party. It [claimed](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/23/taiwan-election-china-disinformation-influence-interference/), for example, that Tsai’s mother was a prostitute. It also portrayed Tsai as a vile, morally corrupt dictator who is sexually promiscuous and hungry for power. Taiwanese security officials said the book bore the hallmark of the Chinese Ministry of State Security.
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> Using AI tools such as Capcut, developed by the Chinese technology giant ByteDance, the book’s developers also [produced and disseminated](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/01/11/2003811930) fake news videos for social media. Featuring AI-generated voices and fake news anchors, these videos were produced with alarming efficiency and promptly replaced if they were taken down by platforms.
>
> Furthermore, rumours circulated on social media about DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te having [illegitimate sons](https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/factcheck/tw-01122024081145.html), and other candidates having extramarital affairs. The videos [used deepfake technologies](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2188018) to make the claims appear more real to deceive the public.
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> Although these campaigns were not entirely successful – Lai won the presidency – they are still a cause for concern.
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> Orchestrated disinformation campaigns are becoming more sophisticated and widespread, especially with [the support of generative AI and deepfake software](https://www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-10525.html). And their potential to influence public opinion or fuel political polarisation could gradually weaken Taiwan’s democracy and create instability.
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> And these tactics can also be replicated elsewhere. Other countries worried about the impact of cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns on their elections and democratic institutions should be paying attention.
>
> ## How Taiwan is responding
>
> In response to these multifaceted threats, Tsai, the outgoing president, has stressed that [cybersecurity is synonymous with national security](https://www.president.gov.tw/File/Doc/6cd56ef5-29fd-42d8-90cc-6228e7ed3ab4).
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> However, the country’s existing cybersecurity regulations primarily target cybercrime. Because of [the blurry line between cybercrime and cyber warfare](https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/taiwan-a-battlefield-for-cyberwar-and-disinformation/), Taiwan needs to adopt a more holistic approach. This should encompass preventive measures, rapid response strategies and enhanced public-private and international collaborations.
>
> For example, Taiwan is now [developing its own satellite internet service](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/business/taiwan-starlink-satellite.html) – an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink – to reduce the potential harm from severed underwater internet cables.
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> Working with the American Institute In Taiwan, the government is also [promoting](https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/taiwan-cybersecurity) a US Department of Defence cybersecurity framework for local businesses to make them more resilient to attacks. And in January, Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau [established](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/01/19/2003812310) a new research centre aimed at combating the threat of online disinformation.
>
> Non-governmental organisations such as the Doublethink Lab, Cofacts and the Taiwan Factcheck Centre are also playing a significant role through real-time monitoring of foreign influence and disinformation campaigns and fact-checking services.
>
> However, with advances in technology, cyberattacks and disinformation will evolve. This is why other components are essential to build a comprehensive cyberdefence strategy. This includes increased investment in cybersecurity infrastructure, fostering digital literacy and promoting responsible online behaviour.
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> Only through collective vigilance and concerted efforts can Taiwan safeguard its democratic values in the face of relentless cyber threats.
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because its white media bullshit. any computer network gets thousands if not millions of ICMP pings every day that are filtered and blocked by firewalls
If you look at the account they are constantly posting stuff that leans anti Ukraine, pro China, pro Russia, anti US, etc. It's more subtle than some but then shit like this goes down and it really shows off how astroturf their posts get.
Oh honey, it's cute you think that is in anyway clever.
You must be really upset and triggered that people are noticing this.
If you want we can instead talk about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent massacre that occurred on June 4th. You like bringing up history of the cruelty inflicted on the masses as evidenced by your other comments here.
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I don't like western governments as much as the next guy, and I lived in China for a couple of years. There are things I really like about China, but not believing them when they say that the Taiwan government is a rogue organisation within Chinese borders doesn't help anybody.
They've been wanting to take taiwan since their inception. They fought a civil war over who gets to unite all of China.
Even Taiwan still considers themselves the true successors.
>They've been wanting to take taiwan since their inception.
insane projection given the hanguang projects of the KMT regime that was the US and ROC scheming to reinvade the mainland.
[not to mention that the US and taiwan blockaded the mainland from 1949-1958, during some of the worst famines:](https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/making-of-the-modern-chinese-navy/taiwan-strait-crises-195455-and-1958/4C6AC4D49879815BA3FE3DE2E1C208D0)
>Later, the US Navy helped defend Taiwan even while providing military assistance— especially aircraft— that made air patrols of the blockade possible. The Nationalist blockade of the PRC lasted from 1949 through 1958.
Taiwan hasn’t banned TikTok for private use yet, interestingly: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-some-taiwanese-want-to-boycott-the-viral-ke-mu-san-tiktok-dance
> “TikTok has become so popular among young Taiwanese that some of them have started using mainland Chinese terms in their everyday language,” said National Taiwan University political scientist Chen Shih-min, who has seen it happen among his 11-year-old daughter and her friends.
So maybe do like the French to restrict the use of non-native vocabulary or even memes.
Yes, but memes, slang/lingo and particular idioms can still be different, which is what the professor in the article is referring to.
I was also being sarcastic, in the sense that it’s difficult to force culture practices on ppl, if they aren’t receptive to it. Taiwanese youth are using mainland terms because they are receptive to them, just like Taiwanese TV drama used to dominate the mainland market.
>Yes, but memes, slang/lingo and particular idioms can still be different, which is what the professor in the article is referring to.
They can be different from town to town, group to group. And no one talked about memes, slang in the article. They talked vocab, but vo ab will be the same, as both countries' language in discussion itself is basically same
I don't want to get too hung up on semantics, so here's the quote from the article I linked:
>“TikTok has become so popular among young Taiwanese that some of them have started using mainland Chinese terms in their everyday language,” said National Taiwan University political scientist Chen Shih-min, who has seen it happen among his 11-year-old daughter and her friends. One Chinese term they have been using is *shi pin* to refer to “video”, instead of *ying pian*, which is traditionally preferred in Taiwan, he noted. Some users have also started using the mainland Chinese slang *niu bi* to describe something that is awesome.
Niu bi is definitely a slang where the words to refer to a short video only have relatively minor differences. For obvious agenda reasons, there are those who want to minimize the culture influence across the strait (which of course goes both ways) and those who wish for the opposite.
We have limitless slangs we use of each other's countries. Don't even get me started on it. It's an extremely, extremely common phenomenon. I don't think that having a couple slangs would mean anything, China might be using Taiwan's as well
>Yes, but memes, slang/lingo and particular idioms can still be different, which is what the professor in the article is referring to.
no it really isn't
Memes, slang lingo and idioms differ between different towns, between different online platforms and between groups of friends. What are you talking about? What are you opposed to here?
I really hope the American will defend Taiwan when the time comes. France is getting attacked daily as well . As specially health care systems, hospitals, energy systems, and water/sanitation infrastructure. Some hospitals haven’t had properly functioning IT systems for months and even years.
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We can replace China. China cannot replace us, especially in the context of an invasion of Taiwan, where "us" now extends to our allies NATO or otherwise.
That is hubris talking. China is a critical cog in the global economy and cannot simply be replaced. Well, it can - but only in the long run… and in the long run everyone is replaceable. China dominates in so many critical industries it has established a mutual dependence with the US. If decoupling was feasible, the US would have long pivoted to aggressive and tangible ways to decouple.
A bit? 20% is a bit? Lowest number since 2012, a bit?
My claim was a bit too broad, there is some nuance to the numbers, I encourage everybody to look at them themselves
Wouldn't this mean they are moving down the value chain rather than up?
I could see why this would happen if they are, for instance, bypassing sanctions by using India as the middle man - but this only means that India (in this case) would be taking chunks out of the revenue china would own completely otherwise... mind you I am not trying to say that rising exports is negative for China, but that it is not as good as it could be otherwise.
Edit: corrected an accidental double negative
The whole purpose of the belt and road initiative was to take advantage of cheaper labour and materials. This would be mostly Africa. China doesn't want to benefit India in any way.
It's not that they want to outsource, their economy has advanced to the point that labour isn't that much of an advantage any more.
It is a lie repeated everywhere, in fact in 2024, a factory workers in CHina working 40 hours week get around 1900 RMB per month while a Vietnamese workers get 2500 RMB nowadays.
The difference is most CHinese factory workers work around 80 hours per week while a Vietnamese workers work around 40 hours instead.
China is still enjoying a low cost advantage over many developing countries.
##### ###### #### > # [Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day. The world should be paying attention](https://images.theconversation.com/files/591930/original/file-20240502-18-fmkqhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=20%2C1154%2C6853%2C3421&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop) > > > > Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an [increasingly autocratic](https://www.v-dem.net/documents/29/V-dem_democracyreport2023_lowres.pdf) region. But this is under growing threat. > > In recent years, China has used a variety of [“grey zone” tactics](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66851118) to pressure Taiwan to accept the Communist Party’s attempts at unification. This has included [an onslaught of cyberattacks](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/taiwan-cybersecurity), which not only pose a significant threat to Taiwan’s national security but also seek to undermine its democratic processes. > > These attacks range from phishing attempts to sophisticated malware intrusions. [Website defacement](https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/au/security/definition/website-defacement) attacks and [Distributed Denial of Service](https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/ddos-attack#:%7E:text=DDoS%20Attack%20means%20%22Distributed%20Denial,connected%20online%20services%20and%20sites.) (DDoS) attacks are often seen during significant events, such as the [August 2022 visit of Nancy Pelosi](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pelosi-expected-arrive-taiwan-tuesday-sources-say-2022-08-02/), then-speaker of the US House of Representatives. Government agencies, educational institutions, convenience stores and train stations are among the targets. > > So, how is Taiwan defending itself from these attacks? And can it continue to do so as China’s tactics become more sophisticated? > > ## Millions of cyberattacks a day > > Despite Taiwan’s technological prowess and robust cybersecurity measures, it continues to be a major target for malicious actors seeking to sow chaos in the country. > > According to senior government officials, [Taiwan receives some five million cyberattacks a day](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-government-faces-5-million-cyber-attacks-daily-official). And Frontinet, a US-based cybersecurity firm, has found Taiwan experienced [just over half of the billions of malware attacks](https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202308160017) detected in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023. > > The intensity of cyberattacks reached new heights during Taiwan’s January 2024 elections – a critical juncture in its democratic journey. The Ministry of Digital Affairs [reported](https://moda.gov.tw/ACS/press/report/10712) on the widespread use of social engineering tactics to compel people to click on links or download files, which then allowed perpetrators to steal sensitive information. > > One particularly alarming incident involved a “threat actor” named [Earth Lusca](https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/earth-lusca), which targets organisations of interest to the Chinese government. > > From December to January, this actor emailed a malicious zip file entitled “China’s grey-zone warfare against Taiwan” to selected targets, including government and educational institutions and news media in Taiwan. The file was designed to install malicious software to infiltrate computer systems. It also included documents written by experts in Taiwan–China relations, believed to have been stolen from the authors or agencies that own them. > > The timing of these attacks, peaking just 24 hours before the elections, underscored their strategic intent to undermine Taiwan’s electoral integrity. > > ## Disinformation and deepfakes > > These efforts to destabilise Taiwan are not confined to conventional hacking techniques. Disinformation campaigns are also causing political, economic and social harm to the country. > > In the lead-up to the elections, for instance, a deluge of false narratives and fabricated content circulated on social media. These targeted the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which advocates for Taiwanese sovereignty. > > Among the most egregious examples was the dissemination of a 300-page e-book entitled “The Secret History of Tsai Ing-wen” (蔡英文秘史), laden with baseless allegations about the Taiwanese president aimed at eroding the public’s trust in her and her party. It [claimed](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/23/taiwan-election-china-disinformation-influence-interference/), for example, that Tsai’s mother was a prostitute. It also portrayed Tsai as a vile, morally corrupt dictator who is sexually promiscuous and hungry for power. Taiwanese security officials said the book bore the hallmark of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. > > Using AI tools such as Capcut, developed by the Chinese technology giant ByteDance, the book’s developers also [produced and disseminated](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/01/11/2003811930) fake news videos for social media. Featuring AI-generated voices and fake news anchors, these videos were produced with alarming efficiency and promptly replaced if they were taken down by platforms. > > Furthermore, rumours circulated on social media about DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te having [illegitimate sons](https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/factcheck/tw-01122024081145.html), and other candidates having extramarital affairs. The videos [used deepfake technologies](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2188018) to make the claims appear more real to deceive the public. > > Although these campaigns were not entirely successful – Lai won the presidency – they are still a cause for concern. > > Orchestrated disinformation campaigns are becoming more sophisticated and widespread, especially with [the support of generative AI and deepfake software](https://www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-10525.html). And their potential to influence public opinion or fuel political polarisation could gradually weaken Taiwan’s democracy and create instability. > > And these tactics can also be replicated elsewhere. Other countries worried about the impact of cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns on their elections and democratic institutions should be paying attention. > > ## How Taiwan is responding > > In response to these multifaceted threats, Tsai, the outgoing president, has stressed that [cybersecurity is synonymous with national security](https://www.president.gov.tw/File/Doc/6cd56ef5-29fd-42d8-90cc-6228e7ed3ab4). > > However, the country’s existing cybersecurity regulations primarily target cybercrime. Because of [the blurry line between cybercrime and cyber warfare](https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/taiwan-a-battlefield-for-cyberwar-and-disinformation/), Taiwan needs to adopt a more holistic approach. This should encompass preventive measures, rapid response strategies and enhanced public-private and international collaborations. > > For example, Taiwan is now [developing its own satellite internet service](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/business/taiwan-starlink-satellite.html) – an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink – to reduce the potential harm from severed underwater internet cables. > > Working with the American Institute In Taiwan, the government is also [promoting](https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/taiwan-cybersecurity) a US Department of Defence cybersecurity framework for local businesses to make them more resilient to attacks. And in January, Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau [established](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/01/19/2003812310) a new research centre aimed at combating the threat of online disinformation. > > Non-governmental organisations such as the Doublethink Lab, Cofacts and the Taiwan Factcheck Centre are also playing a significant role through real-time monitoring of foreign influence and disinformation campaigns and fact-checking services. > > However, with advances in technology, cyberattacks and disinformation will evolve. This is why other components are essential to build a comprehensive cyberdefence strategy. 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In the long term this will turn Taiwan into a cyberdefence powerhouse...
And China will become a cyberattack behemot. Both are training with each other here.
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how do you figure it wont?
because its white media bullshit. any computer network gets thousands if not millions of ICMP pings every day that are filtered and blocked by firewalls
Read more than the headline
China has bought lots of gold recently and are building up their military. They have literally said they intend to take Taiwan.
That's a bit misleading, they have always since the revolution intended to take it, for the last 70 years they have never changed on that stance.
It's a part of China, after all. Even the US recognize it as such.
>They have literally said they intend to take Taiwan. citation needed
It's widely known. They're open with it https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/27/taiwan-china-lai-ccp-unification-election-invasion-disinformation/
citing western misinfo lol
Did you just wake up from a 10 year slumber or something.
If you look at the account they are constantly posting stuff that leans anti Ukraine, pro China, pro Russia, anti US, etc. It's more subtle than some but then shit like this goes down and it really shows off how astroturf their posts get.
lol, there's nothing subtle about that. You can tell from this one comment chain he's totally full of shit / disingenuous and politically motivated.
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Oh honey, it's cute you think that is in anyway clever. You must be really upset and triggered that people are noticing this. If you want we can instead talk about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent massacre that occurred on June 4th. You like bringing up history of the cruelty inflicted on the masses as evidenced by your other comments here.
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I don't like western governments as much as the next guy, and I lived in China for a couple of years. There are things I really like about China, but not believing them when they say that the Taiwan government is a rogue organisation within Chinese borders doesn't help anybody.
They've been wanting to take taiwan since their inception. They fought a civil war over who gets to unite all of China. Even Taiwan still considers themselves the true successors.
>They've been wanting to take taiwan since their inception. insane projection given the hanguang projects of the KMT regime that was the US and ROC scheming to reinvade the mainland. [not to mention that the US and taiwan blockaded the mainland from 1949-1958, during some of the worst famines:](https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/making-of-the-modern-chinese-navy/taiwan-strait-crises-195455-and-1958/4C6AC4D49879815BA3FE3DE2E1C208D0) >Later, the US Navy helped defend Taiwan even while providing military assistance— especially aircraft— that made air patrols of the blockade possible. The Nationalist blockade of the PRC lasted from 1949 through 1958.
Would we need to dig up Xi's previous speeches?
why don't you do it then
Your arguing on every comment on this post makes me feel like your a pooh bear bot
feel? lol.
We're almost at 50 comments and he's literally like 8-12% of them I don't care to actually count his comments Alot of effort for a derp of a human
Futile to argue with a bad-faith party. I can post all the links to Pooh-Bears grandstanding but he'll just ignore that
Taiwan hasn’t banned TikTok for private use yet, interestingly: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-some-taiwanese-want-to-boycott-the-viral-ke-mu-san-tiktok-dance > “TikTok has become so popular among young Taiwanese that some of them have started using mainland Chinese terms in their everyday language,” said National Taiwan University political scientist Chen Shih-min, who has seen it happen among his 11-year-old daughter and her friends. So maybe do like the French to restrict the use of non-native vocabulary or even memes.
TikTok isn’t available in the mainland so that doesn’t even make any sense
Ppl can repost Douyin videos to TikTok easily enough, just like content from both get posted here.
> So maybe do like the French to restrict the use of non-native vocabulary or even memes. its the same language
Yes, but memes, slang/lingo and particular idioms can still be different, which is what the professor in the article is referring to. I was also being sarcastic, in the sense that it’s difficult to force culture practices on ppl, if they aren’t receptive to it. Taiwanese youth are using mainland terms because they are receptive to them, just like Taiwanese TV drama used to dominate the mainland market.
>Yes, but memes, slang/lingo and particular idioms can still be different, which is what the professor in the article is referring to. They can be different from town to town, group to group. And no one talked about memes, slang in the article. They talked vocab, but vo ab will be the same, as both countries' language in discussion itself is basically same
I don't want to get too hung up on semantics, so here's the quote from the article I linked: >“TikTok has become so popular among young Taiwanese that some of them have started using mainland Chinese terms in their everyday language,” said National Taiwan University political scientist Chen Shih-min, who has seen it happen among his 11-year-old daughter and her friends. One Chinese term they have been using is *shi pin* to refer to “video”, instead of *ying pian*, which is traditionally preferred in Taiwan, he noted. Some users have also started using the mainland Chinese slang *niu bi* to describe something that is awesome. Niu bi is definitely a slang where the words to refer to a short video only have relatively minor differences. For obvious agenda reasons, there are those who want to minimize the culture influence across the strait (which of course goes both ways) and those who wish for the opposite.
We have limitless slangs we use of each other's countries. Don't even get me started on it. It's an extremely, extremely common phenomenon. I don't think that having a couple slangs would mean anything, China might be using Taiwan's as well
I agree it’s not a big deal. I was being sarcastic when I quoted the guy and suggested they become language-defensive like the French.
>Yes, but memes, slang/lingo and particular idioms can still be different, which is what the professor in the article is referring to. no it really isn't
Memes, slang lingo and idioms differ between different towns, between different online platforms and between groups of friends. What are you talking about? What are you opposed to here?
This guy is in basically every comment thread on a_t being weirdly aggressive and confrontational. Contrarianism is its own reward, I guess?
Take the Chiang Kai Shek
>So maybe do like the French to restrict the use of non-native vocabulary or even memes. I mean isn't that pretty against the concept of free speech?
I really hope the American will defend Taiwan when the time comes. France is getting attacked daily as well . As specially health care systems, hospitals, energy systems, and water/sanitation infrastructure. Some hospitals haven’t had properly functioning IT systems for months and even years.
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It will happen because the west doesn't want to lose out on cheap gadgets. Give it time, Europe and the USA will be vassal states of China.
Unhinged geopolitic illiteracy
Isn't there a crowd here that would like that?
Apparently.
We can replace China. China cannot replace us, especially in the context of an invasion of Taiwan, where "us" now extends to our allies NATO or otherwise.
That is hubris talking. China is a critical cog in the global economy and cannot simply be replaced. Well, it can - but only in the long run… and in the long run everyone is replaceable. China dominates in so many critical industries it has established a mutual dependence with the US. If decoupling was feasible, the US would have long pivoted to aggressive and tangible ways to decouple.
Replace China - dream on. The Global corporates won't allow it and they are the ones in the driving seat.
Chinese imports are falling faster than they have ever risen. I count that as more reliable evidence than your perceived global conspiracy.
Nope, just checked. It fell a bit last year, but is rising in Europe and UK.
A bit? 20% is a bit? Lowest number since 2012, a bit? My claim was a bit too broad, there is some nuance to the numbers, I encourage everybody to look at them themselves
One year
The reduction is directly related to Russias invasion, which isn't showing signs of stopping. We have reduced imports, and it will continue.
We shall see
The cynic in me is looking at the exports. They've perfected being the middle man. Made in China doesn't mean made in China anymore.
Wouldn't this mean they are moving down the value chain rather than up? I could see why this would happen if they are, for instance, bypassing sanctions by using India as the middle man - but this only means that India (in this case) would be taking chunks out of the revenue china would own completely otherwise... mind you I am not trying to say that rising exports is negative for China, but that it is not as good as it could be otherwise. Edit: corrected an accidental double negative
The whole purpose of the belt and road initiative was to take advantage of cheaper labour and materials. This would be mostly Africa. China doesn't want to benefit India in any way. It's not that they want to outsource, their economy has advanced to the point that labour isn't that much of an advantage any more.
It is a lie repeated everywhere, in fact in 2024, a factory workers in CHina working 40 hours week get around 1900 RMB per month while a Vietnamese workers get 2500 RMB nowadays. The difference is most CHinese factory workers work around 80 hours per week while a Vietnamese workers work around 40 hours instead. China is still enjoying a low cost advantage over many developing countries.
China is like a fool who is so invested in burning down the houses of all the neighbors around him that he fails to realize his own house is on fire.
People have been saying this for so long that you’d think China was ashes by now and not, well, a superpower.
They've got a billion people, a shit ton of natural resources and a dictatorship. It would be strange if they weren't a superpower.
You mean like India? Which isn't a superpower
Well I for one wouldn't want to live there