Curriculum guidelines dispute reflects identity issue; Minister

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/07
By: C.C. Chen and Lillian Lin

Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Education Minister Wu Se-hwa (吳思華) said during a radio interview on Friday that the curriculum guidelines dispute reflects deep-seated differences over political positions, history and even national identity.

Commenting on the protest against the revised curriculum guidelines for senior high school textbooks, Wu said he has discussed the dispute with historians and come to better understand the different positions on political issues, history and self identity in Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]