# Zero Day - Taiwan TV series depicting China invasion **URL:** \ **Category:** Taiwan Politics\ **Tags:** china\_invasion\ **Created:** [July 25, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550 "2024-07-25T21:58:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Celeborn](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/celeborn/32/26102_2.png) [@Celeborn](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Celeborn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/1 "2024-07-25T21:58:55Z")
> **[Taiwan TV series depicting China invasion sparks anxious debate](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion-sparks-anxious-debate)** > > The teaser for Zero Day has also stirred calls for greater military readiness. Read more at straitstimes.com. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsGKS4hNIXo) ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/2 "2024-08-04T14:42:32Z")
That version of the video was taken down for some reason but another is now up. So what is the purpose of this upcoming series and why is it partially funded by the government?? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iAnZdVG041Y/maxresdefault.jpg "【零日攻擊 ZERO DAY】 官方完整版前導片 Official Full-Length Trailer #零日攻擊 #金獎團隊#港日台跨國演出#紅色滲透 [環繞聲道 Surround]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAnZdVG041Y) ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/3 "2024-08-04T14:48:34Z")
> [@cycleroc](#): > > why is it partially funded by the government?? You ever notice how Hollywood movies tend to portray certain governments as good or bad or even very specific agencies. Watch the movie Zero Dark Thirty, the movie desensitizes and justifies torture interrogation at the very beginning. It was funded by the CIA. ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/4 "2024-08-04T14:55:41Z")
Ok, I’ll try to check it out. But what do you think would be the intention of support for this series? Maybe to rally people against the possibility of the pro unification people? I’m just surprised by it considering how tense things are steadily becoming. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/5 "2024-08-04T16:42:59Z")
I wonder if any major streaming platforms would have the balls to stream this. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/6 "2024-08-05T03:49:30Z")
> [@cycleroc](#): > > what do you think would be the intention of support for this series? That exact question is addressed directly in this article on the series in the Guardian. Have a look. > **[‘Firing a loud shot’: Taiwan TV show Zero Day aims to spark debate over...](https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/04/firing-a-loud-shot-taiwan-tv-show-zero-day-aims-to-spark-debate-over-potential-china-invasion)** > > Director Lo Ging-zim hopes drama series will reverse people’s desensitisation to possible war after years of Chinese pressure Guy ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/7 "2024-08-05T03:51:21Z")
Now CNN also has a story on it. It’s surprisingly detailed. > **[Taiwan is making a TV show about a Chinese invasion. And it’s hitting close...](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/04/asia/taiwan-tv-series-zero-day-chinese-invasion-intl-hnk/index.html)** > > Following a military blockade, panic and chaos rip through a besieged island: residents scramble to withdraw cash, foreign nationals rush to be evacuated, riots break out in prisons and television networks are hacked into broadcasting enemy... Guy ---
**Author:** ![Whatevah](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Whatevah](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Whatevah)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/8 "2024-08-05T03:56:59Z")
> [@cycleroc](#): > > But what do you think would be the intention of support for this series? > Maybe to rally people against the possibility of the pro independence people? Probably to galvanize the population into increasing military funding ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/9 "2024-08-05T10:19:54Z")
Isn’t it meant to be a 9 part tv series? ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/10 "2024-08-05T10:30:24Z")
Thanks for the articles. Seems to be getting some serious attention. ---
**Author:** ![SuiGeneris](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/suigeneris/32/246773_2.png) [@SuiGeneris](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SuiGeneris)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/11 "2024-08-05T10:33:55Z")
I watched the 17 min trailer before sleeping last night. Not wise. My dreams all night long were about an invasion and trying to get my family to safety. The dreams were unusually very lucid. ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/12 "2024-08-05T10:34:48Z")
BTW…I meant to say “…against pro unification people…” Yeah, maybe one of their purposes as you suggest. Or could they even be beginning to think the new 1 year compulsory service won’t be enough? Prepping people to accept 2 years? ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/13 "2024-08-05T10:47:57Z")
> [@cycleroc](#): > > But what do you think would be the intention of support for this series? Propaganda 1. This is a real threat 2. Probably can’t hold them off, at the least it will be a difficult fight 3. An Israel or Ukraine level of commitment might be the difference between being overrun in 48 hours, and giving the US time (and justification) to save the day Business as usual isn’t going to cut it. Motivating people to join and support the military more probably won’t happen without solving military problems like ammo shortages for target practice and otherwise making conscription worthwhile ---
**Author:** ![SuiGeneris](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/suigeneris/32/246773_2.png) [@SuiGeneris](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SuiGeneris)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/14 "2024-08-05T10:53:35Z")
> [@TT](#): > > Business as usual isn’t going to cut it. Motivating people to join and support the military more probably won’t happen without solving military problems like ammo shortages for target practice and otherwise making conscription worthwhile As well has a thorough shake down to sift out those that would defect at the drop of a pin. Ive heard it runs deep. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/15 "2024-08-05T11:03:14Z")
You mean in the armed forces? I have no personal contacts. But there are fairly regular news stories about current and former officers getting caught, and it seems unlikely they all get caught. I don’t know how well the military officers are paid, or what the culture is like. If they’re low paid and work in a nepotistic graft factory where they spend their days ticking useless boxes, that would probably be an incentive to take a payday. Maybe they’ll only defect if the US doesn’t ride to the rescue? But if the military is corrupt and useless, seems easy for the US to sit this one out… ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/16 "2024-08-05T14:16:10Z")
Look how often they arrest military spies selling info. ---
**Author:** ![cycleroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cycleroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cycleroc)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/17 "2024-08-05T14:23:01Z")
> [@TT](#): > > Business as usual isn’t going to cut it Goes along with my idea they may start hinting at longer then 1 year of conscription. Just a guess but U.S. military advisors probably recommend it if they want better cooperation if it comes to that. Maybe now that the election is over with the subject will come up. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/18 "2024-08-05T23:39:23Z")
> [@cycleroc](#): > > longer then 1 year of conscription Most of what I know about conscription comes from Forumosa, but isn’t it kind of a waste of time even at less than a year? They’re not training to fight, so much as learning to follow (which they already know). More time spent in chores than combat simulation. Rather than double the length of service, they should put their progressive money where the mouth is and make the other half of the population serve. Doesn’t have to start with dirty, dangerous, or physically demanding roles (which, let’s face it, not all men enjoy or are capable of). I wonder how the series will portray conscription, and the role of women in defending Taiwan ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/19 "2024-08-05T23:48:50Z")
I have not watched the series trailer, but isn’t one of the key messages—this is based on the reports linked above—the potentially pivotal role of fifth column / turncoat people in Taiwan? In that sense the actual military fighters are not where the real fight occurs, but rather in messaging, information, or more precisely (dis)information intended to get us to give up without a fight. Guy ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550/20 "2024-08-05T23:50:16Z")
Makes more sense than doubling mandatory male conscription to two years [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/zero-day-taiwan-tv-series-depicting-china-invasion/242550.md?page=2)