Canada’s state broadcaster, CBC, is facing diplomatic criticism from Taiwan after issuing a controversial correction to an explosive story regarding Chinese influence via foreign investment in Prince Edward Island—raising new questions about whether Chinese government pressure is compromising Canadian press freedom and influencing media coverage of foreign interference.
On June 14, CBC/Radio-Canada published a report on alleged ties between Bliss and Wisdom, a Buddhist group with growing land holdings on Prince Edward Island, and the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department. The report—based in part on findings from The Bureau’s contributor Garry Clement—noted deep concerns from PEI residents about the group’s agricultural land acquisitions and its alleged links to Beijing, including its reported advocacy for China’s annexation of Taiwan. […]
But on June 17, CBC issued a correction: “In that story, the reporter said Taiwan is a country that China is threatening to invade. In fact, Taiwan is a self-governing island, and there is dispute around who controls it.” No explanation was provided for the change.
That revision quickly sparked backlash in Taipei. In a statement to Taiwan News, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said it was “regretful and disappointed” to see international media “engage in self-censorship or deliberately avoid using the term ‘country’ to refer to Taiwan due to political pressure from China or concerns about Beijing’s stance.” MOFA reportedly reiterated that Taiwan “is a sovereign and independent country, and is not subordinate to the People’s Republic of China,” and urged foreign media to uphold “objectivity and fairness,” warning that compromise on coverage “undermines the essence of press freedom” and distorts Taiwan’s international status.
CBC did not respond to a request for comment from Taiwan News.
“…new questions about whether Chinese government pressure is compromising Canadian press freedom and influencing media coverage of foreign interference.”
“New questions”, yeah. Let me fix that question thing for you. Yes, they obviously are. Yes, they’ve been doing it for a long time but they really ramped up when the #ShinyPony won a majority in 2015. Yes, the CBC does in fact mean “Chinese Bullsh1t Corporation” for realz. Yes, that’s why #CarkMarney is pushing more censorship bills this session.
Yes, we’re all sick of it. Except for those MORONS in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver who keep voting for more of it. Apparently they can’t get enough.
The “Elbows Up!” retards unequivocally reject your thesis.
L – When faced with criticism for their coverage of/relationship with Communist China, the CBC, along with the federal Liberal gov’t. present a United Front.
The CBC is into “intersectionality”, no wonder. The CBC exists at the intersection of small time corruption and rock, hard, stupidity.
“compromising Canadian press freedom” 🙂
This is something like “he compromised prostitute’s virginity”.
CBC is no ‘press’, also CBC has no freedom whatsoever, it’s Librano$’ propaganda machine.
And we send these cretins $1.5 BILLION a year!
Why?
There’s going to be a party at my place when they are shut down.
Yes, shut down, not just defunded!
Y’all invited
As much as I agree with your sentiment Libs/lefties ban things, (small c) conservatives, relying on free markets, want to remove government funding from what can be done better in the private sector. How would that work? Funds for the CBC run about $40 for every Canadian. Only about 5% (at best) view the CBC so per viewer cost is say $800. As many CBC viewers live together costs would average say $2400 per household. As much as I would like to defund the CBC I would truly enjoy watching the CBC supporters squirm. And the CBC would shut down because the looney left wouldn’t support the and not by conservatives shutting them down.