The Ministry of Culture (MOC) of Taiwan will revise the notes for journalists in Taiwan regarding the participation of Chinese mainland media reporters in the production and broadcasting of talk shows. The Ministry of Culture will respect the authority and responsibility of the competent authority, the Ministry of Culture, if there are any relevant amendments.
In the past few days, the Ministry of Culture (MOC) has been asked to revise its regulations to clarify what journalists in Taiwan can and should not do, and to revoke their accreditation and entry permits if they violate the regulations and engage in work that is not in line with the purpose of the interview.
In response to the media’s questions, spokesman Qiu Chuizheng said that the Ministry of Culture will respect the authority and responsibility of the competent authorities if there are any amendments to the relevant notes for journalists from mainland China.
The Ministry of Culture has also asked mainland journalists in Taiwan to tell their media affiliates to stop recording programs in Taiwan, and some mainland media have already stopped producing and broadcasting political programs in Taiwan.
The Chinese government has also approved the use of a new technology to record the program.
Chiu also said that the Ministry of Culture is still considering whether the cooperation between mainland media and Taiwan-related persons, distribution companies, and television companies is legal.
The Ministry of Culture changed the rules because in July, two Chinese journalists from Southeast TV, Ai Kezhu and Lu Chen, were found by the Ministry of Culture to be incompatible with the scope of their work, and their press cards and entry permits were revoked.
According to Apple Daily, two journalists said before boarding the plane that they did not know exactly what the violations were. Southeast TV has been based in Taiwan for 12 years.
According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, Taiwan has been open to a total of 10 mainland media outlets since 2000. The two journalists whose press cards were cancelled violated the “Regulations on Relations between the People of Taiwan and the Mainland” and the “Precautions for Mainland News Personnel Entering Taiwan for Interviews”.
Other mainland media, including CCTV and Channel TV, have also rented studios to Taiwanese media to record their programs, and the competent authorities in Taiwan, including the Ministry of Culture, have received complaints and are investigating and punishing them, and will follow the relevant laws and regulations with consistent standards.
China does not allow Taiwan TV stations to produce or broadcast news or political programs in mainland China; therefore, based on the principle of reciprocity, journalists from mainland China stationed in Taiwan must also comply with the scope of the permit, and can only cover and report news.
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