Freddy Lim says Taiwan and Europe can share lessons on information warfare | Taiwan News | Oct. 1, 2026 13:42

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Representative to Finland Freddy Lim (林昶佐) said AI is making China’s information warfare against Taiwan harder to detect, The National Interest reported Monday.

In an interview, Lim said Taiwan has faced Chinese military pressure for decades, while information warfare has intensified in recent years. AI and other technologies now allow Beijing to create convincing content and spread it on a much larger scale, he said.

Lim said Chinese propaganda was easier to identify a decade ago because differences in language and narratives often revealed its origin. AI can now rewrite messages to resemble language used in Taiwan, making foreign content harder to distinguish from locally produced material.

Lim said greater media literacy is one way Taiwan can respond. People should critically assess what they read and consider where the information comes from, he added.

Lim also drew parallels between hybrid warfare tactics used by China against Taiwan and by Russia against European countries. He said such tactics seek to deepen social divisions and weaken public trust in institutions and alliances.

The threats extend beyond information warfare to critical infrastructure, Lim said. He pointed to incidents in which Russian and Chinese vessels were linked to damage to undersea communication cables in the Baltic Sea and Taiwan Strait.

Lim said these shared challenges make closer cooperation between Taipei and European governments increasingly important. Existing exchanges are useful, but more direct government engagement could improve information sharing and security cooperation, he added.

Taiwan can also learn from Finland’s approach to national preparedness, Lim said. Finland’s comprehensive security system combines military defense, civilian preparedness, infrastructure protection, emergency planning, and public resilience.

Lim highlighted Finland’s civil defense shelters as one area worth studying. He also cited Taiwan’s “Little Orange Book,” a household civil defense guide covering preparations for natural disasters and possible enemy activity.

Lim said Taiwan and European countries can learn from their different security experiences. Taiwan can share decades of experience countering gray-zone pressure, while countries such as Finland and Poland can offer lessons in civil defense and national preparedness.