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"Zero Day" — Taiwan is making a TV show about an invasion by the PRC (hexbear.net)
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Linky: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/04/asia/taiwan-tv-series-zero-day-chinese-invasion-intl-hnk/index.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20240807194415/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/04/asia/taiwan-tv-series-zero-day-chinese-invasion-intl-hnk/index.html

The 10-part show is the first in Taiwan to dramatize a possible invasion by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). That threat has loomed over the self-governing island for decades but is now gaining pace as a more powerful and aggressive China ruled by the Communist Party increasingly flexes its military might, pushing tensions to new heights.

It's interesting that CNN and every other MSM never, never explains the full history.

The specter of war is nothing new for Taiwan, a progressive democracy living in the shadow of authoritarian China, which views the island as its own territory and has vowed to seize it by force if necessary.

No mention of authoritarian KMT, or how new the RoC's "democracy" is, what a pathetic piece of propaganda

“As a 21-year-old, I almost burst into tears when I watched it. Every scene in those 17 minutes felt so close to us. Maybe one day in the future, these scenarios will become the reality around us,” said a top comment with more than a thousand upvotes.

michael-laugh

Cheng also assembled a team of 10 directors, each responsible for an episode in “Zero Day” that tells an independent story. Her main criterion for picking the crew: not afraid of being banned by China.

xi-peel So brave, authoritarian Xi is such a petty man! Just like the evil Mao! The redditor director crew has been assembled!

The show also received funding from Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture. But Lo, the director, stressed it was part of a broader program to support the island’s film and TV industries.

I wonder if we dig enough, this guy probably got funding from some US NGO or some other CIA related org.

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Peak Cold War insantiy.

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Edit -

Did some google-fu and found this Kingston Technology "ad" he made.

Copaganda about perpetuating a lie to a 5 year old kid about his dead mother.

Ministry of Culture head Li Yuan has US University ties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Yuan_(writer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party

The DPP has also been characterized as centrist LIB on an international political spectrum because of its historical positioning as the major big tent opposition party supporting democracy. It is also sometimes described as right-wing by pro-China or pro-communism media outlets owing to its opposition to Chinese imperialism and anti-CCP stance

The DPP has finacial ties to US Congress memebers personal enrichment and NGOs

Taiwan’s secessionist DPP channels profits to US politicians via covert means like buying over their family, NGOs

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island of Taiwan have been channeling large amounts of money to US congressmen who support "Taiwan independence," by either directly funding them or indirectly through the congressmen's affiliated businesses or Taiwan groups stationed in the US, the Global Times has found.

It adopted an approach, in which civil groups extent invitations to US politicians but the DPP authorities eventually pay them using public assets, in order to escape US congressional constraints.

By reviewing related information, the Global Times found that under the pretext that Taiwan is a participant in the US State Department's Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, the DPP authorities have frequently invited US congressmen, their assistants, and congressional experts to visit the island under the pretense of universities and research institutions, whose "white gloves" have given legitimacy to high-profile receptions, including providing first-class flights, luxury hotels, leisure and entertainment, and paying exorbitant "commission fees." In fact, all activities were arranged and paid for by the DPP authorities.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

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