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Taiwan leader cites threat of Chinese ‘cognitive warfare’

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese soldiers go through a drill as Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits a camp in Hualien, in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting "cognitive warfare" by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks in front of a picture of a Taiwanese F16 fighter jet at an airbase in Hualien in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting "cognitive warfare" by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits a factory producing parts for fighter jets in Hualien in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting "cognitive warfare" by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits Taiwanese soldiers near the sign for Hualien Defense in Hualien, in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting "cognitive warfare" by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
Taiwan leader cites threat of Chinese ‘cognitive warfare’