A police officer in Taiwan has sparked controversy after he called himself Chinese and said he "loves the motherland" on Douyin, the Chinese version of Tiktok. The police branch where the officer works says a preliminary investigation has found his Douyin account did not violate any laws but did violate police conduct rules.
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00:00A police officer in Taiwan has sparked controversy after identifying himself as Chinese on social
00:05media. The officer made a Douyin account, the Chinese version of TikTok, on which he called
00:11himself Chinese, saying he quote, loves the motherland. He also posted photos of himself
00:17in uniform on the account. The police branch he works at says he posted on the account from 2021
00:23to 2024 and has since been given a demerit. When Taiwan Plus reached out to the branch,
00:29they said a preliminary investigation shows the officer's Douyin account
00:33did not violate any of Taiwan's laws, but it did violate police code of conduct. Those include
00:39rules that forbid behavior that damages the reputation of the police force.
00:44Police are still investigating whether he broke any laws elsewhere.