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The nine-in-one election is about to be held. Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council Qiu Chuizheng warned that the Chinese Communist Party is intervening in Taiwan's electoral process through cognitive warfare and cross-border suppression in an attempt to influence voters' judgment and voting behavior.
Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council Qiu Chuizheng. (File photo, taken by reporter Cong Changjin)
With the countdown to the nine-in-one election, Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council Qiu Chuizheng warned during an interview in the Legislative Yuan today that the CCP's election is no longer "will it happen", but is being carried out nakedly. He also called on maintaining a fair and impartial electoral environment to be not only the responsibility of the government, but also requires the cooperation of all people to ensure that Taiwan's freedom and democracy continue to progress and thrive, and to protect the constitutional order and way of life of freedom and democracy.
Qiu Chuizheng pointed out that the CCP’s election is no longer a matter of “will it happen”, but is being carried out nakedly. We must do our best to safeguard Taiwan's healthy, free, and democratic way of life, and the entire people will come together to oppose the election. To maintain a fair and equitable electoral environment, the government and the people need to work together. To make Taiwan's freedom and democracy continue to progress and thrive, everyone needs to work together.
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Qiu Chuizheng continued that the CCP’s many cross-border suppressions and overwhelming cognitive operations are very obvious signs. Especially at the end of the election, these may cause voters to mistakenly confuse, guide perceptions, and affect everyone's voting behavior. The government and the people need to work together to maintain and reduce cognitive operations from abroad. Taiwan's elections are tested every year, and we call on everyone to work together.
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During the election period, we will continue to detect and publicly expose the CCP’s cognitive warfare behavior
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