PoliticsIs China seeking to restrict Taiwan’s cultural presence?

From literary awards to coffee competitions, Beijing appears to be trying to limit Taiwan’s international cultural and political influence on its own terms. After Yang Shuang-zi won the International Booker Prize, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office called for writers on both sides of the strait to uphold a national standpoint. Taiwanese barista Lin Shao-hsing’s latte-art championship win was later credited on the event website to “Chinese Taipei.”

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