Lin Chi-ling quits Taiwan Creative Content Agency board amid backlash from arts community and Beijing
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Taiwanese actress Lin Chi-ling withdrew from the Taiwan Creative Content Agency board after criticism from Taiwan's arts community and praise from Beijing, who view the agency as promoting 'cultural Taiwan independence'.
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Lin Chi-ling withdrew from the board of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency after backlash from the island’s arts community and Beijing. Chen Binhua, spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, praised the decision, stating TAICCA had funded productions that “distort history and hype the ‘mainland threat’”, serving as a “political tool for the Democratic Progressive Party to advance ‘cultural Taiwan independence’”. Beijing views Taiwan as part of China, to be reunified by force if necessary. The US opposes force but supplies Taiwan with weapons.
The move highlights escalating tensions over cultural autonomy and political influence.
