MAC Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑)
The R.O.C.’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC, 陸委會) warned on Thursday (29 August) that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly using Taiwanese key opinon leaders (KOL) of internet to spread its own narrative.
He stressed that it is closely monitoring the trend and highlighted growing concerns over information warfare.
MAC Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) , warned that influencers are invited to China to visit tourist spots but do not see the real lives of local people.
The statement highlighted the potential for misleading portrayals of life in China through carefully selected influencer content.
In June, influencer Potter King (波特王) revealed that the Chinese Communist Party may be conducting cultural propaganda against Taiwan.
He noted that in late July, the Chinese Communist Party invited 10 Taiwanese influencers to China to make travel videos, raising concerns about the intentions behind these trips.
Meanwhile, YouTube channel Ariel’s Travel Vlog (欸你何周要建嘛), which boasts 1 million subscribers, also came under fire for sharing clips of her trip to Xinjiang on social media.
Though she later clarified that she was not among the influencers invited, the incident sparked a major debate about the role of social media influencers in cross-strait relations.
MAC’s recent statement and the controversy surrounding influencers such as Potter King and Ariel’s Travel Vlog highlight the complex information and influence dynamics between Taiwan and China.
