Taiwan TV Channel Apologizes for False China Invasion Report
- Network says graphic on Chinese attack was part of drill
- Station may have broken public-order rules, regulator says
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A television news channel in Taiwan apologized after erroneously reporting on Wednesday that China had launched an invasion just outside the capital Taipei, triggering alarm online.
Taipei-based Chinese Television Systems, a TV network partially owned by the Taiwanese government, ran a ticker along the bottom of the screen at 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday saying that China had attacked several areas of New Taipei City.