Taipei, Jan. 4 -- Taiwan has sharply condemned China for what it described as blatant transnational repression after Chinese state-linked media and social media accounts circulated private details of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Puma Shen, including satellite images identifying his home and workplace in Taipei. The incident has raised serious concerns about China's growing use of digital tools to intimidate critics beyond its borders, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Chinese state-controlled outlets had engaged in "digital authoritarianism" by promoting doxxing as a means of psychological pressure. The ministry stated that exposing personal i...