# Is China seeking to restrict Taiwan’s cultural presence?

https://mins.news/en/item/93196

- DW, 2026-10-09 13:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/is-china-seeking-to-restrict-taiwan-s-cultural-presence/a-79610947?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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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