Taiwanese TV show imagines Chinese invasion and stokes debate

A Chinese fighter plane crashed in the water off the coast of Taiwan, prompting Chinese warships to block the island for “search and rescue”.

Taiwan soldiers begin on the island of Dalan, a rocky rock only kilometers from the coast of China, in mysterious vanishing.

Then one night, the fishing boat lands on Dalan. A reference to the sky shines ink – the Chinese soldiers who poured out the boat and gathered on the beach.

This is the main scenario in a zero day attack, a new Taiwanese TV program about a fictional Chinese military invasion. Beijing has long looked at Taiwan self -judgment as part of its territory, pledging to “reunite” her one day with no exclusion of power.

The series, which broadcast its first episode during the weekend, was partial, partially by the Taiwanese government, which hopes to raise awareness of the threat posed by China.

But the exhibition also fell at a very divided moment in Taiwan and attracted criticism to promote fear.

A zero -day attack focuses on how different parts of the Taiwanese society struggle with the invasion, from the president to the rural villagers.

The chain of anthology is characterized by several scenarios on how to develop the invasion, which was presented by the defense experts consulted by the production team.

These include disables Taiwan communication lines. Chinese misinformation campaigns; “Fifth column” Chinese supporters raise turmoil; Collaborative military officials are conspiring against Taiwan.

The bidder Chen Hsin MIBC told the series that she wanted to make the series “Warning the Taiwanese people that the war is really coming,” quoting China’s increasing use of “information disposal campaigns and the war of the gray region to put our society in chaos and make us confused.”

Zero Day Attack was reported on the ruling progressive governmental government speech (DPP) and its leader, its president, William Lay, who warned against the threat of China and preached to the need to raise the defenses of the island.

The Ministry of Culture in Taiwan has financed a partially zero attack, while the army provided support for photography and production. Chungwa Telecoms, the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan, has also contributed to a minority stake in financing.

Among the other private sector investors are billionaire Robert Sawo, a well -known supporter of the independence of Taiwanis Civil defense efforts funded.

Mrs. Chen BBC told any time the authorities tried to influence the offer. She also said she was not a DPP member or any political party.

But even before broadcasting one episode, the zero attack on the day of the political lightning penis has become, given the charged issue.

The 17 -minute production team on the Internet last year, rapidly achieved hundreds of thousands of views and comments.

While some praised his message, others criticized her to sow anxiety and disagreement with China.

This discussion intensified with the first show of the series, which was the most viewed show on many platforms on Saturday, according to the production company.

In recent days, Wang Hong Wei, a prominent deputy of the Commentang opposition party, has criticized a zero attack on the “sale of dried mango”, a Taiwanese expression that means unnecessary fear about destroying a country.

Referring to the government’s funding for the offer, Mrs. Wang said that the DPP was “using the state apparatus to achieve its political goals.”

A comment from Wang Kunyi from the International Strategic Study Association in Taiwan accused the offer of paying Taiwan’s independence “so that Taiwan becomes a place that never knows peace.”

He added that it was evidence of the Lay government “again using all kinds of channels to play a” anti -communist card “and concern war.

DPP and Lai are often accused by their critics, including the opposition and China, as pressure for the independence of Taiwan. Any official announcement in this way is a war of war by Beijing.

While Lay in the past described himself as a “pragmatic factor for Taiwan’s independence”, he also insisted that Taiwan does not need to declare independence officially because it is a nation of already suitable.

The zero -day attack also got positive reviews. One of them published by the public broadcaster PTS said that it “expresses the concerns and concerns of the Taiwanese from the various political camps in a very realistic and reasonable way.”

“It’s a good hour,” said one of the commentators on the Safar Day. “The Taiwanese people can be associated with it because it reflects our current situation, the Chinese Communist Party must be repelled with their tactics.”

Some praised the first episode, which depicts the invasion quietly amid controversial presidential elections that were characterized by violence and political fighting.

They shocked how that episode reflects Current intermittent mood in Taiwanese policy. Last month, Al Jazeera A held The controversial failed vote call Cuomintang legislators accused of being very friendly with China. Another round will take place later this month.

This has led to questions about the timing of the show, and if it is supposed to affect the voices of the summons. Ms. Chen BBC told the exhibition’s production a long time before the summons began.

The discussion about the show goes to the heart of one of the most existential Taiwan questions: How much is the threat of the Chinese invasion?

Taiwan had its own government since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. In the following decades, the island has witnessed largely peaceful relations and stronger economic relations with China.

Opinion polls show that most Taiwanese do not believe that Beijing will attack brilliantly, preferring to “the current situation” in Taiwan’s relationship with China, which does not mean unification with Beijing or officially declaring independence.

But the issue of Chinese invasion has become more severe and more political in recent years.

Chinese Ramadi Region war It has risen, which raised fears that Chinese warplanes and ships that enter over and over the Taiwanese airspace can lead to a conflict.

The United States has warned this year that China poses an “imminent threat” for Taiwan. American officials have repeatedly claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping is building his army to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027.

Beijing did not confirm this date. But this is a warning that no one takes seriously.

He pledged to increase Taiwan’s military spending, and his government has made reforms in the army, and last month, Taiwan organized her The largest and longest training Han Quang It aims to defend against a possible Chinese attack.

Lay stressed that these efforts aim to protect Taiwan and Do not ask for war. However, his political opponents say he is restoring Beijing, who brings him back as a “separatist”, and that he is leading Taiwan towards a greater conflict with China.

Beijing has repeatedly emphasized that he is looking for a “peaceful reunion” with Taiwan. I refused any talk about the Chinese invasion as an excuse made by those who support the independence of Taiwan to exchange support.

A zero attack is seen as one of these provocations. Last week, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogg accused the DPP government of using the exhibition for “roaming fears and trying to provoke war.”

He said that the zero attack was “Taiwan drowned in the fire of war and used the Taiwan people as a cannon feed for” Taiwan Independence “.

However, Ms. Chen insisted that her program “does not talk about China or conceive as evil.”

“We are talking about war, and how the Taiwanese people struggle and respond to it. This is because the horror of the war has never stopped, all over the world.”

Additional reports by Joyce Lee from the Chinese BBC.