By: Jonathan Vance – SeaPRwire – Some films succeed because of their box office numbers. Others matter because they revive conversations that families have avoided for decades. A Letter to Grandma appears to belong to the second category. Before reaching audiences in Taiwan, the film has already prompted many Taiwanese attending the Straits Forum in […]
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What Foreign Delegates Saw Along the Yangtze Was Not Just Environmental Protection—It Was a Different Definition of Development
By: Jonathan Vance – SeaPRwire – A former industrial riverbank in Wuhan is now filled with joggers, campers, and families enjoying a public waterfront park. That transformation became one of the strongest impressions for a group of international officials, representatives, and experts who recently visited Hubei Province to examine China’s approach to ecological protection and […]
A TV Drama Deal May Look Small. In Cross-Strait Relations, It Signals Something Much Bigger
By: Jonathan Vance – SeaPRwire – A provincial satellite channel importing two Taiwanese television dramas would normally attract little attention. Yet the announcement made in Xiamen on June 12 carries significance beyond programming schedules. What changed is not merely what audiences can watch. What changed is the policy environment surrounding cross-strait cultural exchange. When Fujian’s […]