The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) yesterday urged China to look into its own hacking of Taiwan's radio waves, saying that cross-strait telecommunications should be regulated by both Taiwan and China.
The SEF's comments came after Beijing claimed Falun Gong members had hijacked Chinese television broadcasts from Taipei.
The Mainland Affairs Council and Falun Gong's Taiwan branch, meanwhile, said yesterday that China should show evidence to prove its accusation.
"Taiwan's radio waves have been hacked by China's radio waves for a long time, but China has just ignored the issue. This incident reflects the need for cross-strait telecommunications to be regulated by both sides," SEF Secretary-General Shi Hwai-yow (許惠祐) told reporters.
Shi said that the SEF has raised the issue of telecommunications with China repeatedly, but Beijing has refused to respond.
"We'll inform China of our investigation result. But China has to at least do something about the issue," Shi added.
The telecommunications department of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications also urged a dialogue on the matter.
"The two sides should establish channels to crack down on illegal telecommunications activity as soon as possible," the department said.
China's Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday accused Taiwan of cooperating with Falun Gong members to hack into its TV satellite system, saying Taiwan's actions had damaged cross-strait relations.
Taiwan's telecommunications officials said there was no evidence to support China's claim.
A high-ranking official from the Mainland Affairs Council, speaking on condition of anonymity, said China should produce evidence to support its claims.
"If China can't produce evidence to support its accusation, we can only conclude that it is making empty accusations against Taiwan," the official said.
Falun Gong's Taiwan branch, meanwhile, called on Beijing to face up to its record on the movement.
"China should show us what was broadcast on its TV stations, which will testify as to how it has destroyed Falun Gong in the past three years," said Chang Ching-his (張清溪), the branch's leader and a professor of economics at National Taiwan University.
Chang added that he doesn't think the affair would damage cross-strait relations since "the incident was obviously communicating facts to Chinese society."
The Falun Gong's Web site, Minghui Net, said that the material broadcast during the hacking incident stated that Chinese President Jiang Zemin (
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