Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-15

Premier William Lai says respecting freedom of expression is the key to cross strait

Cabinet deputy spokesperson Ting Yun-kung spoke on behalf of the premier who said the openness of Taiwan’s arts community is one of its greatest assets. (CNA file photo)

cultural exchanges. He spoke at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday about Taiwanese works of art that have been recognized on the world stage.

He highlighted works such as the film The Great Buddha + that entered the 2018 New Directors/New Films Festival in New York. He also mentioned On Happiness Road, which won the Grand Prize in the featured film category at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival this week. A third work, The Stolen Bicycle, was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.

Lai said Taiwan’s history, politics, culture and society are full of stories to tell. He said the more local a work is, the more global it can be. Cabinet deputy spokesperson Ting Yun-kung spoke on behalf of the premier who said the openness of Taiwan’s arts community is one of its greatest assets.    [FULL  STORY]