Taiwan pledged on Wednesday to step up security against potential disruption by “foreign forces,” including cyber-attacks, as tensions with China mount following a visit to the self-governing island by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
China has shown its outrage at the highest-profile US visit in 25 years to the island Beijing claims as its territory with an explosion of military activity in surrounding waters, summoning the US ambassador to Beijing and halting several agricultural imports from Taiwan.
Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday and left on Wednesday after pledging solidarity with Taiwan and hailing its democracy.
Taiwan Cabinet Spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng told a news conference that authorities had increased security at key infrastructure, including power plants and airports, and raised the cybersecurity alert level at government offices. .
Lo said Taiwan expects to be a target in the coming days of increasing “psychological warfare”, describing campaigns of influence, including disinformation to influence public opinion.
“We are seeing psychological warfare stronger than ever and it will intensify in the coming days,” Lo said.
Taiwanese officials have repeatedly warned of what they see as a Chinese campaign to weaken people’s support for the government.
China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, which it says is the most important issue in its relations with the United States. Taiwan rejects China’s sovereignty claims and vows to defend itself.
Source: CNN Brasil
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