He tells the news sources, from a technical standpoint, Beijing is fully capable of blocking the signal. But he says he was surprised the incident had happened in Taiwan — and thinks there may have been collaboration from within the country. [Wu Baozhang, Formerly with Radio France International]: "I was shocked that this kind of thing happened in democratic Taiwan. Personally, I believe that it would be very difficult to carry out the interference so successfully without the cooperation from insiders in Taiwan.” With Taiwan's legal and judicial capacities, Wu says Taiwan is fully capable of identifying the reasons behind the incident — though it has not yet done that to date.
The ST-1’s low band frequency covers all of Taiwan and southern China. Taiwan relies on the ST-1 for communication during natural disasters and other emergencies, so it’s also used by Taiwan’s Defense Department. The American Institute in Taiwan — which is somewhat akin to a U.S. embassy — is especially concerned about the issue. On the 9th of October, AIT spokesman Thomas Hodges expressed hope that once the Taiwan’s regulatory National Communications Commission — or NCC — finishes its investigation, they will forward the results to the U.S. State Department. (Source: New Tang Dynasty Television).