Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/11
By: Wang Yi-ru and William Yen
Taipei, May 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s culture minister said Friday there are no plans to
Culture Minister Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君)
substantively review the contents of books from China in the wake of accusations that her ministry is carrying out a “Cultural Revolution.”
The United Daily News (UDN) reported Friday that the Ministry of Culture sent an official notice to the Publishers Association of the Republic of China and multiple book associations on May 4 to remind them to submit a special application for publishing books from China.
After an application is submitted, approval must be granted before publication or offenders will be subject to penalties, the report said.
Culture Minister Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) said a law has existed for many years that requires publishers to receive approval to publish books from China in Taiwan, and the ministry was simply enforcing it. [FULL STORY]
