Staff writer, with CNA
A Chinese man who uploaded video footage of restricted areas at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport would be barred from entering Taiwan for two years, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said today.The man uploaded a video to the Shanghai-based platform Bilibili on Thursday last week under the account name "White Sheep in the Sky" (天上白羊), documenting his arrival at the airport. The video included footage of security screening and immigration inspection areas, where photography is clearly prohibited.
Passengers enter an e-Gate automated passport control system in an undated photograph.
Photo courtesy of Taoyuan International Airport Corp
The video also repeatedly referred to Taiwan as "China Taiwan" and appeared to intentionally cover the Republic of China (Taiwan's official name) flag with a People's Republic of China flag emoji.After the video circulated on the social media platform Threads, the NIA told Taiwanese news media that it had identified the traveler and placed him on a watchlist.
