Taiwan opposition wields new powers in bid to reshape media landscape

Regulator faces investigation as ruling party and journalists raise alarm

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A control room of Taiwan TV station CTi in December 2020. The pro-China broadcaster's license was not renewed by the regulatory authority, which now faces a political opposition-driven probe over its approval of another channel, Mirror TV. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition is seeking to overhaul the media's regulatory landscape, wielding its legislative majority and newly expanded investigative powers but putting itself at odds with leading journalists.

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