Taiwan hailed Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s speech in the European Parliament in early November as “historic”, but the event drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing and also sparked unfounded rumours online. A flurry of posts alleged the Taiwanese government donated billions of euros to the organisation that invited her to Brussels but the group told AFP the claim is “false and defamatory”. Moreover, the posts cite a report from a nonexistent media agency.Read More
Taiwan VP’s Europe speech sparks baseless donation claims
