Taiwan accuses CBC of bowing to China with “self-ruled island” correction
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed displeasure after CBC News referred to Taiwan as a "self-ruled island" rather than an independent nation.
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed displeasure after CBC News referred to Taiwan as a "self-ruled island" rather than an independent nation. The country is now suggesting that Canada’s public broadcaster might have used that phrasing to keep China happy.
The article in question was discussing a Taiwanese Buddhist group practicing in Prince Edward Island.