Taipei Times
Date: Feb 19, 2019
By: Chung Chih-kai, Hsieh Chun-lin and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer
An image posted on Facebook shows an e-mail written to Taiwanese entertainer Chen Chia-hsing by the editor-in-chief of an unidentified Taiwanese publisher. Photo: Screengrab from Facebook
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday condemned Chinese censorship after entertainer Chen Chia-hsing (陳嘉行) said his recommendation for a new book was removed due to pressure from a Chinese publisher.
Chen yesterday posted on Facebook an image of a letter he received from the editor-in-chief of the unidentified book’s Taiwanese publisher.
In the letter, the editor-in-chief, whose name was blacked out in the online image, began by thanking Chen for agreeing to write a recommendation for the new book.
According to publishing regulations, the book cover must be reviewed by China’s CITIC Press Group, the letter said.
Last week, the Chinese publishing company informed the book’s author that Chen’s recommendation must be removed if the book is to be published, it said. [FULL STORY]
