{"id":317588,"date":"2026-02-13T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-china-is-trying-to-expand-its-influence-on-taiwan-through-culture-and-religion-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:00:27","slug":"how-china-is-trying-to-expand-its-influence-on-taiwan-through-culture-and-religion-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-china-is-trying-to-expand-its-influence-on-taiwan-through-culture-and-religion-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How China is trying to expand its influence on Taiwan through culture and religion | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XGrsVHFT6so\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How China is trying to expand its influence on Taiwan through culture and religion | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XGrsVHFT6so\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As China attempts to advance its territorial claims over Taiwan, it appears to be using religion to vie for political influence. China has long mixed pressure with persuasion. Beijing has been conducting more military drills near Taiwan, while also trying to expand its influence throughout Taiwanese society. DW East Asia Correspondent Rik Glauert reports on how spiritual ties across the Strait are becoming part of the political contest. <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As China attempts to advance its territorial claims over Taiwan, it appears to be using religion to vie for political influence. China has long mixed pressure with persuasion. Beijing has been conducting more military drills near Taiwan, while also trying to expand its influence throughout Taiwanese society. 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