President Ma Ying-jeou (pictured) says China should not ban a Taiwanese hit film because it could help mainlanders better understand their neighbors on the self-governed island. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
TAIPEI - PRESIDENT Ma Ying-jeou says China should not ban a Taiwanese hit film because it could help mainlanders better understand their neighbors on the self-governed island.
In an interview on Wednesday with Radio Taiwan International, Mr Ma praises 'Cape No. 7' as a film that truly reflects ordinary people's lives. He says he hopes the Chinese will have a chance to view it.
China reportedly has reversed its decision to import the Japan-flavored film - about a Taiwanese rock musician's love for a Japanese woman - for fear it may be offensive to nationalist sentiment on the mainland.
Japan returned Taiwan to Chinese rule in 1945, four years before Taiwan and China split amid civil war. -- AP
