Showrunner Cheng Hsin-mei told the BBC she wanted to make the series to "warn the Taiwanese people that the war is really coming," citing China's rising use of "disinformation campaigns and grey zone warfare to put our society in chaos and make us confused about our identity". Zero Day Attack's message echoes the rhetoric of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government and its leader President William Lai, who have warned about China's threat and preached the need to raise the island's defences. The discussion around the show goes to the heart of one of Taiwan's most existential questions: how real is the threat of a Chinese invasion?
Published at: 2025-08-05 22:42:28
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