Wang Zhi'an

[7] In September 2022, he went to Tokyo to film the state funeral of Shinzo Abe,[8] as well as a series of special reports on the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Since October 2022, he has been interviewed or reported by the Associated Press,[9] NHK World-Japan,[10] Radio Free Asia,[11][12] CBS News[13] and SWI swissinfo.

[15] Wang had visited a DPP rally on 12 January, during which he witnessed a speech by Chen Chun-han, a disabled legislative candidate.

[17] In a tweet on 24 January, Wang refuted the spokesperson's comments and accused the DPP of instrumentalising disabled people as "election tools".

[18] The National Immigration Agency announced later that day a five-year entry ban for Wang, citing as grounds that he breached the conditions of the tourist visa by appearing on TV.

[19][20][21][22] On 24 January, an anonymous Chinese-language X account began publicising personal information of Wang and his media employees including addresses and pictures of their offices, vowing a "revelation campaign".

[26][note 5] He reported instances of physical stalking after the publicisation of the personal information, purportedly causing some of his team to refrain from work that day and express intentions of termination.

[27] After media reports on 15 February about the death, Wang posted on Twitter what he claimed to have been an apology letter destined for Chen drafted "half a month ago", but which had not been sent.

In the same letter addressed to Chen, Wang had pledged to donate 1 million yen ($7091 in 2023) to the Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders (TFRD).

[28] On 16 February, TFRD published a statement rejecting the donation − received before the Lunar New Year holidays − and claiming to have reimbursed it "after discovering through internet searches" that it was from Wang.

Lawyer Chen Chun-han of the DPP at an election rally