China fears Taiwan’s cultural influence: minister

THAILAND FESTIVAL: Li Yuan said ‘culture is very powerful’ as he touted Taiwan’s contributions to the Thai event, which did not comply with calls to remove a logo China fears Taiwan’s cultural influence, Minister of Culture Li Yuan (李遠) said yesterday, after organizers of a Taiwanese film festival in Thailand reportedly faced pressure from people claiming to represent the Chinese embassy to remove the Ministry of Culture’s logo from promotional materials.Speaking on the sidelines of the Comic Exhibition in Taipei, Li thanked the Thai organizers for refusing to remove the logo, saying that the incident showed Beijing was “using every possible means” to suppress Taiwan internationally and is scared of the nation’s soft power.“Culture is very powerful,” Li said. “China is very afraid of Taiwa