China Offers $35,000 Bounty for Taiwanese Influencers Over Documentary Exposing Beijing's Unification Tactics

Nov 14, 2025 01:07 am CST

Chinese authorities have placed a bounty of up to $35,000 on Taiwanese influencers Wen Tzu-yu and Chen Po-yuan for creating a documentary that exposed Beijing's tactics of courting Taiwanese social media personalities to promote unification. Taiwan officials dismiss the reward as "just for show," highlighting China's ongoing efforts to exert influence over the self-governed island through unconventional means.