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Why Taiwan is deporting Chinese influencers and 鈥渕ainland wives鈥�

Taipei says certain posts present threats to national security.

Taiwan鈥檚 government recently deported Liu Zhenya, a Chinese national who goes by 鈥淵aya in Taiwan鈥� on social media. It鈥檚 after Liu posted comments on Douyin 鈥� the Chinese version of TikTok 鈥� that Taiwan鈥檚 government described as threats to national security. Since then Taiwan has deported two other 鈥渕ainland wives鈥� (Chinese citizens with Taiwanese husbands) over similar concerns about their social media posts. It鈥檚 also investigating several others.

Benny Lu from 蜜芽传媒 Chinese explains why Taiwan鈥檚 government is concerned about what it calls 鈥淐hinese propaganda.鈥� He also discusses how people in China and Taiwan have reacted to the deportations.

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