Countries:
China, Taiwan (ROC)
Topics:
Freedom of Speech, Arts & Culture, Film, International Relations, Politics
Languages:
Chinese, English

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繁體中文: 台灣：高雄在爭議中播放紀錄片
简体中文: 台湾：高雄在争议中播放纪录片

The Kaohsiung Film Festival came under pressure from China over its decision to screen The Ten Conditions of Love, a documentary about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer. As a result the Kaohsiung City Government decided to screen the documentary in advance of the film festival. Echo Taiwan criticises the Kaohsiung City Government for bowing to Chinese pressure. Guts United says that even the decision to put forward the screening harms Taiwan's freedom of speech (zh).

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