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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te Praises Golden Melody Awards for Showcasing Musical Freedom

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te congratulated the winners of the 37th Golden Melody Awards, celebrating the richness and freedom of Taiwanese music.
  • He highlighted the platform's role in showcasing diverse genres, languages, and ethnic groups, from Mandarin pop to indigenous languages.
  • Lai praised the awards for recognizing creators' freedom to express their memories and emotions, fostering a broader Taiwanese culture.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te lauded the 37th Golden Melody Awards, which concluded recently, praising the event for embodying the "richness and freedom of Taiwanese music." In a social media post early this morning, Lai extended congratulations to all the award recipients.

This year's Golden Melody Awards once again let everyone hear the richness and freedom of Taiwanese music.

— Lai Ching-tePresident of Taiwan, commenting on the significance of the Golden Melody Awards.

"This year's Golden Melody Awards once again let everyone hear the richness and freedom of Taiwanese music," Lai stated. He noted the event's success in showcasing innovation in Mandarin pop music alongside the contemporary flourishing of Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and indigenous languages. The President emphasized that the songs reflected the "most authentic echoes of this land," capturing stories from urban life, mountains, oceans, and the experiences of various communities.

From the innovation of Mandarin pop music, to the contemporary flourishing of Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and indigenous languages; from the youth and loneliness of urban corners, to the life stories of mountains, oceans, tribes, families, and laborers, every song is the most authentic echo of this land.

— Lai Ching-teDescribing the diverse musical landscape celebrated at the awards.

Lai highlighted the Golden Melody Awards' most valuable aspect: its ability to give voice to different languages, generations, and ethnic groups. He believes that when every voice is understood and cherished, Taiwan's culture becomes more expansive. The President also pointed to the awards as a space where creators can freely express their memories, emotions, and aspirations.

The most valuable aspect of the Golden Melody Awards is that different languages, different generations, and different ethnic groups can all be heard on this stage, and creators can freely sing their memories, emotions, and desires.

— Lai Ching-teHighlighting the inclusive nature of the awards.

Concluding his message, Lai expressed his respect for all the winners, nominees, performers, and creators who document the era through music. He encouraged everyone to "continue to sing freely, listen with pride, and on this land, sing out our most moving stories."

When every voice can be understood and cherished, Taiwan's culture also becomes more expansive.

— Lai Ching-teReflecting on the cultural impact of the awards.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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