Chinese Studies Symposium(Vol.48 No.4)

On July 4, the second presentation of research undertaken by 2017 Taiwan Fellowship scholars was held at the National Central Library (NCL). The first to present was Dr. Jonathan Sullivan, an associate professor at the University of Nottingham, the UK. In his presentation, entitled “How and Why Foreign Media Get Taiwan ‘Wrong': What It Means and What Taiwan Can Do About It,” Dr. Sullivan described how the Western media have constructed discourse on democratic Taiwan, and offered some suggestions as to how Taiwan should respond. Next to present was Kristina Karvelyte, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Leeds, the UK. Speaking on “The Meaning of the ‘Cultural Turn' in Taipei,” Ms. Karvelyte argued that besides being influenced by the market, domestic and foreign politics are also the reasons behind Taiwan's cultural policy change.