China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, is making the free-of-charge offer at a time when the democratic island has yet to begin vaccinations of its own.
Chinese Communist Party Apparatchik Demands Progress on Taiwan Unification
On 1/20/21 at 10:12 AM EST
Xi Jinping s top political adviser demanded more progress on Taiwan s unification with China in 2021 as Beijing looks ahead to this summer s symbolic centennial of the country s ruling party.
Chinese Communist Party grandee Wang Yang, a senior member of the Politburo Standing Committee, urged Taiwan affairs staff to produce outstanding achievements in order to help celebrate 100 years of the party s founding on July 23.
To advance the unification of the motherland, those involved in the Taiwan Affairs Office would need to continue opposing Taiwan independence and external forces while safeguarding China s development interests, said Wang at a two-day work conference held in Beijing on Sunday and Monday.
20 Jan 2021
A Taiwanese lawmaker has called for an official probe into the sale of Chinese-made karaoke machines sold in Taiwan that play Chinese “propaganda songs,” the
Taipei Timesreported on Tuesday.
Legislator Chen Ting-fei said on Monday “she was approached by a person who had discovered Chinese patriotic songs such as My Motherland which is commonly referred to as China’s ‘second national anthem’ in Chinese-made karaoke devices sold in Taiwan,” according to the newspaper.
“The machines are popular, as they can connect to the Internet, providing access to thousands of songs,” Chen, a member of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, said.