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Justice Arrives Late

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Hong Kong outlet CRNTT (中評社) issued a public apology to Taiwanese director Lo Ging-zim (羅景壬), one of the creators of the recently popular political thriller series Zero Day Attack (零日攻擊), after it labelled him as a “corruption defendant” in an August news report. Lo filed a defamation lawsuit against CRNTT last month, after which the agency removed the article and issued an apology, admitting to “editorial negligence” (編輯部疏失). The false claim followed a smear campaign led by Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Party that falsely alleged Lo’s team had received government funds and then failed to fulfill the terms of a contract. Company records in Hong Kong show that CRNTT is linked to the official China News Service, under the CCP’s United Front Work Department. Lo noted in a Facebook post after the apology that misinformation spreads instantly while “justice, no matter how swift, can only arrive late” (哪怕正義再快，也只能遲到).

Lo is interviewed by Taiwan’s Mirror Media in 2020.

False Flags

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Zero Day Attack (零日攻擊), a 2025 Taiwanese speculative fiction series depicting a fictional People’s Liberation Army invasion of Taiwan, premiered last month on PTS Plus and other streaming platforms in the country. The ten-episode drama, which comes amid rising regional tensions, broke the island’s entertainment industry taboo against portraying Chinese invasion scenarios.

Last week, our sister publication Tian Jian (田間), an online Chinese-language outlet dedicated to journalism and media development, interviewed the directors of the series about their depiction of media infiltration during wartime. The directors reflected on how both traditional media and social influencers can become vulnerable to manipulation in breaking conflict situations. “I’ve always felt anxious about this aspect of media,” director Su I-Hsuan (蘇奕瑄) said of the declining capacity of outlets in Taiwan to accurately inform the public during crisis.

Become a subscriber and stay tuned to Tian Jian on Substack for the upcoming interview.