TAIPEI -- Operatives in mainland China attempted to paint Taiwan as the source of online abuse against the head of the World Health Organization, Taiwanese authorities said Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic spotlights cross-strait tensions.
Online 'apologies' posted by mainland trolls, Taipei says

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak in Geneva on March 16. © Reuters
TAIPEI -- Operatives in mainland China attempted to paint Taiwan as the source of online abuse against the head of the World Health Organization, Taiwanese authorities said Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic spotlights cross-strait tensions.