China pressures influential Taiwanese band ahead of elections: sources

China's National Radio and Television Administration had asked Taiwanese band Mayday to publicly voice support for Beijing's claims that Taiwan is part of China. - Reuters

TAIPEI: China has pressured an influential Taiwanese rock band called Mayday to make pro-China comments ahead of Taiwan's key elections next month, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation and a Taiwan security note reviewed by Reuters.

China's National Radio and Television Administration had asked Mayday to publicly voice support for Beijing's claims that democratically governed Taiwan is part of China and to join China's "media propaganda on Taiwan," according to the internal Taiwan security note reviewed by Reuters.