Taiwan High Speed Rail or Taiwan Shinkansen? CNA Japanese Reportage Sparks Controversy, Accused of Japanophilia

This article criticizes the Republic of China's official news agency, Central News Agency (CNA), for using the term Taiwan Shinkansen (台湾新幹線) in its Japanese news reports to refer to Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR). The author questions why CNA uses the correct Shinkansen when introducing Japan, but avoids the proprietary term Taiwan High Speed Rail familiar to its own citizens when introducing Taiwan, instead using a Japanese loanword. This is deemed potentially Japanophilic, not only disrespecting the corporate image of Taiwan's transportation company but also potentially insulting national dignity.