Eric Cheung,

Eric Cheung is an award-winning field producer for CNN, based at the network's Taipei bureau. He has produced a number of distinctive reports from Taiwan, including securing an exclusive interview with President Tsai Ing-wen in 2021.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/eric-cheung

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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  • Eric Cheung is an award-winning field producer for CNN, based at the network's Taipei bureau. He has produced a number of distinctive reports from Taiwan, including securing an exclusive interview with President Tsai Ing-wen in 2021.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has vowed to take the island by force if necessary
  • Lai called on Beijing to cease its intimidation of Taiwan
  • Taiwan is a self-ruling democracy that China deems part of its territory

Deceptions

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