In late June, we met up with YouTuber Bā Jiǒng (八炯) when he was in New York. If you’re not familiar with Bā Jiǒng you might want to check out 2 of his most popular videos which expose China’s United Front’s tactics to target the Taiwanese and to recruit Taiwanese influencers to attack and spread disinformation about Taiwan. Then you’ll know why he’s had death threats.
Bā Jiǒng is among those spearheading the recall of Fu Kun-chi, the KMT legislator known as “The King of Hualien.” Fu Kun-chi is 1 of 24 Kuomintang KMT legislators who will be up for the mass recall vote in Taiwan on July 26th. To get up to speed on the Great Recall Effort that’s been happening in Taiwan checkout our past 2 episodes 316 and 317.
Talking Taiwan is getting ready to head back to Taiwan to cover this historic mass recall vote of 24 KMT legislators, in fact we might already be there by the time you hear this episode. We look forward to having Bā Jiǒng on Talking Taiwan to talk about the recall efforts in Hualien and his videos exposing how the United Front works with Taiwanese influencers
Special thanks to Winston Liao for connecting us with Bā Jiǒng.
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Bā Jiǒng (八炯) YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@funtv8964
China’s United Front Exposed: Officials’ Leaked Calls and Tactics to Buy Off Taiwanese Influencers: https://youtu.be/IXndeTRH8tU?si=ePrBcNP5hulmWo5T
Documentary on China’s United Front (Part 2): 200,000 Taiwanese Obtain CCP Passports!: https://youtu.be/ZCyWe3Ib7DI?si=EtmqjPDUzsGbqrF5
EXPLAINED: What is China’s United Front and how does it operate?: https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2024/11/03/china-explainer-united-front/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/us/linda-sun-former-hochul-staff-arrest/index.html?cid=ios_app
China’s overseas police stations: An imminent security threat?: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/chinas-overseas-police-stations-an-imminent-security-threat/
Chinese overseas police service stations tied to illegal policing in Madrid and Belgrade: https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chinese-overseas-police-service-stations-tied-illegal-policing-madrid-and-belgrade
Inside China’s machinery of repression — and how it crushes dissent around the world: https://www.icij.org/investigations/china-targets/china-transnational-repression-dissent-around-world/
The Great Recall Movement in Taiwan: A Historic Unprecedented Boots on the Ground Exercise in Democracy Ep 316: https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-great-recall-movement-effort-in-taiwan-boots-on-the-ground-ep-316/
The Great Recall Explained by Courtney Donovan Smith Ep 317: https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-great-recall-explained-by-courtney-donovan-smith-ep-317/