Under martial law, the Kuomintang (KMT)-ruled government engaged in censorship to prevent criticism of it, as part of its opposition to certain cultural products, and as a feature of anti-communist campaigns against the Chinese Communist Party.
"[6] In recent years, under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan has taken steps that some perceive as edging towards media censorship.
Li Ao, a famous political activist in Taiwan, nationalist, and intellectual, had over 96 books banned from sale.
[10] During the martial law period the KMT, the only paper to feature occasional moderate criticisms of the government (along with some of the best news reporting) was the Independence Evening Post.
[14] However, on 6 November 2024, the Ministry of the Interior moved to ban the Chinese Unification Promotion Party for "posing a threat to democracy.
[16] In 2023, a million-subscriber YouTuber, "Cheap [zh]" (Cheng Tsai-wei), who claimed to support the DPP, stated that in the past, he enjoyed criticising Ma Ying-jeou.
[18] On 26 June 2006 news reports said that a review by the Council of Grand Justices of the ROC found that part of the National Communications Commission Organization Act (e.g.
For example, satellite channels perceived to adopt a pro-PRC or pro-unification editorial stance, such as Phoenix TV, were refused landing rights in Taiwan by the DPP-controlled government.
Similarly, correspondent offices representing the PRC government-controlled Xinhua News Agency and the People's Daily were closed by the DPP-controlled government.
[27] On 5 January 2018, the National Taiwan University elected its 11th president, Kuan Chung-ming, who won with the highest number of votes.
[38][39] During a lecture on 10 April 2020, Chao Ming-wei, an associate professor at Chung Yuan Christian University, referred to COVID-19 as "Wuhan pneumonia," which prompted a mainland Chinese student to file a complaint accusing him of discrimination.