Taiwan election: China sows doubt about US with disinformation - BBC News

Beijing is pushing "US scepticism" to drive a wedge between Taiwan and its biggest ally, say analysts.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Polls show Taiwanese faith in the US is dwindlingBy Tessa WongBBC News, TaipeiThe rumour was old, but effective: the Taiwanese were being fed "poisonous" pork imported from the US.

The weeks-old claim followed another: the Taiwanese government was secretly harvesting blood from citizens and giving it to the US to make a bioweapon to attack China.

Both were swiftly debunked.

But this is a narrative that has been blooming in Taiwan ahead of Saturday's presidential and legislative elections.

"Yimeilun" or US scepticism, questions the faithfulness of Taiwan's biggest ally, portraying the island as a pawn exploited by America. Its ultimate goal, say analysts, is to drive a wedge between Taiwan and the US - and push the Taiwanese into the welcoming arms of China.

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