[Taiwan ranks 5th for internet freedom, China last] Taiwan ranked fifth in the world for internet freedom in its first entry on Freedom House’s list, while China finished in dead last place for the seventh year in a row. In Freedom House’s Freedom on the Net 2021, Taiwan was among six “new countries” to be included in the listing, along with Costa Rica, Ghana, Iraq, Nicaragua, and Serbia. For its first entry on the list, Taiwan came in at fifth place, thanks to its “vibrant online landscape supported by meaningful and affordable internet access, an independent judiciary that protects free...