
An Empty Chair for PTS
Taiwan’s public broadcaster is caught in a political double bind: its sitting board chair has been expelled from parliament, and the opposition is blocking a replacement.

Meihua Media Group (梅花媒體集團) is a Taipei-based digital media group incorporated in October 2023 as Meihua Media Cultural Enterprises Co., Ltd. (梅花媒體文化事業股份有限公司). The group was founded by Wujue Miaotian (悟覺妙天), a Chan Buddhist master who self-describes as the 85th Chan Patriarch since Shakyamuni Buddha and who has a longstanding record of involvement in pan-Blue politics in Taiwan, who serves as chair, and Wang Cho-chung (王綽中), former president of the China Times (中國時報), who served as president as of February 2024. Its flagship outlet, Meihua News Network (梅花新聞網), launched on December 1, 2023, with editorial coverage focused on politics, cross-strait affairs, international news, and finance. A second outlet, Ai Media (愛傳媒), covering lifestyle, entertainment, and religion, was absorbed into the group around the same time. The group formally marked its establishment with a dinner on February 21, 2024, at the Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel, attended by a range of KMT (國民黨) politicians and officials, including Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) and Taoyuan Mayor Chang Shan-cheng (張善政). According to the group’s stated mission, its editorial principles include “cross-strait peace” and “carrying forward Chinese culture,” framing consistent with a pan-Blue orientation that favors closer ties with mainland China. Wang Cho-chung’s participation in a seminar in Taipei in October 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of what Chinese state media described as “Taiwan’s restoration to China,” an event widely covered by Chinese state media, illustrates the group’s tendency to align with PRC historical narratives on cross-strait relations.
