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Wu Hsing-kuo's Wife Slams Ministry of Culture Over Funding, Meeting Refusal

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Lin Xiu-wei, wife of theater director Wu Hsing-kuo, accused the Ministry of Culture of refusing a meeting.
  • She criticized the ministry for providing only three economy class plane tickets for a 25-person performance team.
  • Lin questioned the ministry's financial situation and suggested the theater group might be better suited to the past.

Lin Xiu-wei, the wife of renowned theater director Wu Hsing-kuo and artistic director of the Contemporary Legend Theater, has fiercely criticized Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. She alleges that officials from the ministry's exchange division refused to meet with her, citing "busy official duties."

busy official duties

— Ministry of Culture officialCited as the reason for refusing a meeting with Lin Xiu-wei.

Lin expressed outrage over the meager support provided for a 25-person international performance team, which reportedly received only three economy class plane tickets. She questioned the ministry's financial capacity, pointedly asking if the department was truly so strapped for cash.

Is the Ministry of Culture really that strapped for cash?

— Lin Xiu-weiQuestioning the ministry's financial situation after receiving minimal support for a performance team.

The dispute highlights tensions between cultural institutions and government funding bodies. Lin's strong words suggest a deep dissatisfaction with the ministry's perceived lack of support for performing arts, implying that such a theater group might be better off in a different era if current conditions persist.

Does such a theater group belong in the past?

— Lin Xiu-weiExpressing frustration over the perceived lack of support for the arts.
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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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