China's directive to Indian media came a day after Taiwanese trade office in New Delhi had placed full-page advertisements in the Indian newspapers ahead of their national day on 10 October.
Since pro-democracy protests began in the city last year, about 200 people have already fled to Taiwan. Officials in Taiwan are now expecting more asylum seekers after China's National Security Law was implemented this week.
In January this year, the public broadcaster Doordarshan aired a special broadcast on reelection of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen which upset China.
So what do you make of it when someone like Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury puts out an offensive and racist tweet against China? Who really benefits from this?
The Chinese Embassy's counsellor Ji Rong had recently issued a statement criticising The Hindu newspaper for providing a platform to Taiwan's health minister.