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TAIWAN TV STATION APOLOGISES OVER FALSE CHINESE WAR BLUNDER

This photo taken on Oct 20, 2020, shows an aerial view of anti-landing spikes
and retired tanks placed along the coast of Taiwan's Kinmen islands, which lie
just 3.2km from the mainland China coast (in the background) in the Taiwan
Strait. (File photo: AFP/Sam Yeh)

20 Apr 2022 04:17PM (Updated: 20 Apr 2022 04:17PM)
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TAIPEI: A Taiwanese television station apologised on Wednesday (Apr 20) for
"causing public panic" after erroneously running a series of alerts saying that
China had launched attacks on the island.

Taiwan's 23 million people live under constant threat of an invasion by China,
which views the self-ruled democratic island as part of its territory to be
retaken one day, by force if necessary.


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Taipei-based Chinese Television System (CTS) sparked alarm after running several
news alerts on its screen including "New Taipei City hit by Communist army's
guided missiles" and "Vessels exploded, facilities and ships damaged in Taipei
port".

Other alerts featured read "Communist China's frequent war preparations, the
president issued emergency order" and "War could break out, New Taipei City
opens joint emergency command and control centre".

CTS attributed the blunder to staff who mistakenly put out content from disaster
prevention drills that the station was commissioned to produce for New Taipei
City's fire department.

"CTS offers its sincere apology that this serious flaw has caused panic among
the public and trouble to relevant units," the company said in a statement.

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The false war alerts hit a nerve at a time of heightened fears in Taiwan raised
by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and concerns that China might similarly one day
follow through on threats to annex its smaller neighbour.


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CTS said that it ran corrections and apologies on multiple channels, adding that
it will "severely punish" those responsible after initiating an internal probe.

"Don't panic," read a message posted on its official Facebook page, with a photo
of a clarification alert saying: "CTS mistakenly ran war and disaster prevention
message, no need for the public to panic."

Some netizens reacted with anger and scorn, but there was no sign of mass panic
on the streets of Taipei on Wednesday morning.

Beijing has ramped up pressure on Taiwan since President Tsai Ing-wen took
office in 2016, as she views the island as a sovereign country and not part of
Chinese territory.

Its sabre-rattling has increased considerably over the past year, with warplanes
breaching Taiwan's air defence zone on a near-daily basis.


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Last year, Taiwan recorded 969 such incursions, according to a database compiled
by AFP - more than double the roughly 380 in 2020.

The number of sorties reached around 300 in the first four months this year.

Source: AFP/kg

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