Taiwan has confirmed that Chinese state media reporters are legally stationed on the island, a neutral-but-sensitive answer to public anger over a Beijing propaganda film screening in Taoyuan.

• CCTV journalists filmed at the Taoyuan Film Festival premiere of a Chinese movie that Singapore's press called a united-front propaganda piece.
• Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said the reporters are approved under a long-standing swap deal that also lets Taiwanese media work in China.
• Spokesman Liang Wen-chieh said CCTV's coverage is checked regularly and has broken no rules so far, so it can keep reporting.
• Taiwan has pulled these permits before: Southeast TV lost its reporters over an illegal Taipei studio, and Straits Herald was suspended in 2025 for faking polls during the presidential race.
• Chinese state outlets have been allowed to base staff in Taiwan since 2008, once numbering more than ten organizations.

Outlook: Expect pressure on Taipei to tighten or revoke these press permits if Beijing's outlets are seen shifting from reporting to influence work.