The Taiwan authorities require public officials to uninstall five mainland Chinese applications including Little Red Book.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a routine press conference on the morning of the 16th, and spokesperson Chen Binhua answered questions from reporters. One reporter asked, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities claimed that five mainland applications, including Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Douyin, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud, have "extremely high security risks", advising the public not to download and use them, and requiring relevant public officials to delete them all. What is your comment on this? Chen Binhua said, why are these mainland applications deeply loved by Taiwan people, especially young people? It is because they allow Taiwan people to access information more efficiently, enjoy convenient life services, and have more interesting social sharing experiences. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities' excuse is so-called "security", but what they exposed is their inner "insecurity". They are afraid that Taiwan people will understand the real situation in the mainland through various means, afraid that the "information cocoon" they have painstakingly built will be broken, and afraid that compatriots on both sides of the strait will deepen their understanding and closeness through information exchange. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are making a fuss over nothing, abusing power, going against the tide, and will surely face opposition from the people.