In recent days, tensions between China and Taiwan have been at an all-time high. As China escalates military demonstrations, Taiwanese citizens prepare for a possible attack. But the Asian tour of Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, has reignited tensions in the region, especially on the digital level.
New bugs
This Tuesday, August 2, the sites of the presidential administration and the government suffered a cyberattack, indicates Reuters. The events took place around 1:00 p.m. (French time). The government site initially displayed a 502 error. After quickly coming back online, it crashed again, making it inaccessible around 4:15 p.m.
As for him, the presidential administration site is content to display an empty page. Only the mention “OK” is written there.
A “business strategy”
On August 1, Taiwan had already experienced another numerical snag. Sina Corporation has closed its platforms to Taiwanese users, the South China Morning Post reports. Active in telecommunications and a multitude of services, the company is known above all for its Weibo social network, presented as the Chinese version of Twitter.
A representative of Sina based in Taiwan explained to Chinese media that the service cut was linked to a “corporate strategy”.
China had warned that in the event of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, “firm and forceful countermeasures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Particularly monitored, in particular through the FlightRadar24 site, the plane of the president of the US House of Representatives landed in Taipei, the capital of the island country.
Source: BFM TV
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