Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links?

Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 71% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 71% of the 14 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links biased?

Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Taiwan detains party chairman over alleged China links?

17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who has been detained in Taiwan?

Lin Te-wang, the chairman of the Taiwan People's Communist Party, has been detained by Taiwanese authorities. He is accused of running for borough chief with sponsorship and direction from China's Communist Party.

What are the specific accusations against Lin Te-wang?

Prosecutors allege that Lin Te-wang accepted direction and sponsorship from China's Communist Party to run for borough chief. He is also accused of vote-buying and recruiting voters to travel to mainland China.

When are Taiwan's local elections scheduled?

Taiwan is scheduled to hold local elections on November 28. The detention of Lin Te-wang occurred in the lead-up to these elections.