Variety
Date: March 1, 2018
By: Patrick Frater
The Chinese government has opened wider its theatrical and TV markets to films and
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Taipei 101 Tower stands in the Hsinyi district. Completed in December 2004, the 508m high skyscraper is the world’s highest building. Taipei, Taiwan
TAIPEI 101 TOWER IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN – DEC 2005
shows from Taiwan. The moves were announced by mainland China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday, as three among 31 policy initiatives that range from training to education and qualifications.
China says that, with immediate effect, it has removed quota restrictions on the import of Taiwanese movies and TV shows; removed limits on the number of shows Taiwanese talent can appear in; and eased co-production rules.
The policy initiatives are intended as economic sweeteners that could weaken pro-independence forces within Taiwan. Calling the moves “unprecedented,” An Fengshan, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said: “Taiwanese compatriots can share in the opportunities arising from China’s economic development.”
Taiwan has been self-ruled since the 1949 civil war when nationalists fled from mainland China and the advancing Communist army. Both the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China claim to be the legitimate government of all of China. The mainland government considers Taiwan to be a rebel province with which it will be reunited, by force if necessary. [FULL STORY]
