interview

The Presidential Office is condemning China after it expelled a New York
Times correspondent from Beijing, following the newspaper's publication of an
interview of President Lai Ching-te.

According to Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo, he Lai
administration has noted a series of recent incidents in which Beijing had
used similar tactics to "threaten and pressure international media and
journalists ..

.. and the move highlighted Beijing's suppression of press freedom and its
threat to international media outlets.

Kuo says such actions concerns not only press freedom and freedom of
expression, but also the safety of journalists, and Taiwan and relevant
partners are paying close attention to the situation.

The statement came after the New York Times confirmed that China expelled
Vivian Wang in February of this year.

She had been based in Beijing since 2022.

An Associated Press report published this past weekend, said that Wang was
expelled after The New York Times hosted President Lai Ching-te in a recorded
interview for its DealBook Summit 2025, which aired in December of last year.

Wang had no role in the interview.