The lucrative Chinese market is a significant draw — artists know this, and so does the CCP. Taiwanese films entering the Chinese market enjoy a huge market opportunity and realizing a win-win situation for the film industry across the Strait, Zhang said. How Taiwanese films are promoted in Chinese is entirely controlled by the Chinese distributors, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) said. Erosion of a nation’s cultural identity is a gradual process similar to the proverbial frog boiling in a pot. By jumping out of the pot, we look beyond the Chinese market and position ourselves on the world stage where we can freely embrace universal values and diversity.

Source: Taipei Times April 04, 2026 16:23 UTC