▁Cre ated ▁by ▁its ▁first ▁executive ▁producer ▁Gary ▁Pol l ard , ▁the ▁series ▁broadcast ▁its ▁first ▁episode ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁programme ▁is ▁hosted ▁by ▁Stephen ▁V ines , ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong - based ▁writer ▁and ▁journalist . ▁▁ ▁The ▁show ▁originally ▁a ired ▁on ▁both ▁TV B ▁Pear l ▁and ▁R TH K ▁TV ▁ 3 1 , ▁the ▁show ▁ceased ▁its ▁broadcast ▁on ▁TV B ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Inc idents ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁during ▁world wide ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic , ▁Bruce ▁A yl ward , ▁senior ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ), ▁was ▁interview ed ▁in ▁The ▁P ulse ▁by ▁Y v onne ▁T ong . ▁In ▁the ▁video ▁interview , ▁T ong ▁asked ▁A yl ward ▁about ▁Taiwan ' s ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁W HO ▁and ▁in quired ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁read m itted ▁to ▁the ▁W HO ▁after ▁being ▁denied ▁entry ▁by ▁Be ij ing . ▁However , ▁A yl ward ▁claimed ▁not ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁question , ▁and ▁then ▁terminated ▁the ▁video ▁call .. ▁ ▁T ong ▁then ▁called ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁pose ▁questions ▁about ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁its ▁handling ▁of ▁COVID - 1 9 . ▁A yl ward ▁respond ed ▁by ▁following ▁China ' s ▁official ▁position ▁that ▁Taiwan ▁is ▁indeed ▁part ▁of ▁China , ▁a ▁polit ically ▁charged ▁claim