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by my_first_acct 2570 days ago
In the "past" that the minister is referring to, Taiwan was a military dictatorship; other than a few brave souls sitting in jail, there was no political opposition, and there was no free press. There was no (legal) alternative to government propaganda. Even publications from overseas were censored (by ink and scissors) as they entered Taiwan.

The article suggests that today's government, under the careful supervision of the opposition parties and the independent press (both of which now exist), has resources that allow it to detect propaganda, and preemptively respond to it, in a way that individuals cannot.

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Let’s just say the KMT (blue) and the DPP (Green Party) have differing takes on some things.
KMT being basically pro unification means the PRC is more Chiang Kai-Shek style than DPP I guess?

Conservativism trumps historical rivalries.