China Labels TAICCA a 'Cultural Taiwan Independence' Tool; MAC Disagrees

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 28. China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) has labeled the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) a tool for "cultural Taiwan independence." The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) responded that TAICCA had invested in the TV drama "Zero Day," which China deemed to have "pro-independence tendencies," leading to this characterization, which the MAC does not agree with. The MAC held a regular press conference this afternoon, hosted by Deputy Minister and spokesperson Liang Wen-chieh. TAO spokesperson Chen Binhua stated at a regular press conference yesterday that TAICCA has recently initiated and funded dramas like "Zero Day," which "exaggerate the China threat," and that TAICCA is a political tool for promoting "cultural Taiwan independence" and "inciting anti-China sentiment." Liang Wen-chieh responded today that the reason for this characterization is TAICCA's investment in "Zero Day," which from the other side's perspective has "pro-independence tendencies." Regarding China's characterization of TAICCA, he said, "It is completely understandable, although we do not agree; but from their perspective, that is how it looks."