Chinese Website Censors Taiwanese Scholar Because He Used The Words "Republic of China" and "President"
Tong Zhenyuan (credit: Wikipedia ) On 18 March Tong Zhenyuan (ē«„ęÆęŗ), professor at National Zhengzhi University , visiting professor at Berkeley University and ex vice committee chairperson of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council , was invited by the Chinese website The Paper (ę¾ę¹ę°é»ē½) to answer netizens' questions . However, about one hour after the beginning of the question-and-answer session, the broadcast was interrupted and taken down because Tong had used "sensitive words" which belong to the forbidden vocabulary of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Paper has a section called "Ask Questions" ( åå§ ). Tong Zhenyuan had been invited to answer netizens' questions regarding the future of Cross-Strait relations and the possibility of peaceful reunification . Some netizens asked why young Taiwanese people endorse independence and why Taiwan does not recognise China. Tong received over 200 questions and replied to 50 of