Taiwan President Lai Ching-te backed high school students’ warnings that TikTok and Little Red Book could shape how young people understand history, China, and democracy, saying Taiwan could lose its will to defend democracy if the problem is not handled properly.
The exchange took place at the 2026 President and Youth Forum, hosted by Business Today magazine in Taipei on May 30. Students from Kang Chiao International School in Linkou proposed strengthening historical reasoning and civic education to help young people evaluate narratives they encounter online.
The students presented a proposal titled “History Education Fosters Independent Thinking About Modern Society and Cultivates Civic Literacy Through Historical Reflection,” which linked information warfare, historical obscuring, and national-security risks to Chinese social media platforms TikTok and Little Red Book….
Taiwan President Backs Student Warnings Over TikTok, Little Red Book Influence
