Ma congratulates Taiwan Panorama on 40th anniversary

2015/12/01

President Ma Ying-jeou praised Taiwan Panorama for promoting local culture around the world over the past four decades, and said he expects the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-published magazine to further its role as a bridge connecting Taiwan and the global community in the years ahead.

“Taiwan Panorama has faithfully communicated to the international readers the ROC’s advances in the areas of culture, economics, politics and society,” Ma said.

“With the spread of data communications technology, there is every reason to believe the publication can reach an even wider audience going forward by branching out into electronic distribution platforms and offering a more diverse lineup of languages.”

The president made the remarks at an event celebrating Taiwan Panorama’s 40th anniversary in Taipei City. He noted the magazine’s feature stories have captured major milestones in the nation’s development.

“When I was a graduate student in the U.S., I would read every issue to keep abreast of the latest happenings back home,” Ma said. “It was through Taiwan Panorama that generations of overseas ROC citizens were able to further their understanding of Taiwan’s social transformation.”

Founded in 1976 as the bilingual Sinorama magazine by the former Government Information Office, Taiwan Panorama has been lauded for its in-depth writing and state-of-the-art photography. Over the past four decades, it has covered key developments such as the nation’s efforts to weather the turmoil of international politics in the 1970s as well as its emergence on the global stage as a major economic and cultural center.

“Great homegrown talents like award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee, folk music advocate Tao Hsiao-ching and self-made entrepreneur Stanley Yen all rose to international prominence after being introduced to the world by Taiwan Panorama,” Ma added.

At the anniversary event, Taiwan Panorama announced the launch of three new publications in Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese to complement its existing English and Japanese-language editions.

The expansion is expected to help enhance two-way understanding between Taiwan and its Southeast Asian partners, according to the magazine, while better serving the nation’s growing immigrant community.

Source: Taiwan Today (http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=239564&ctNode=2194&mp=9)