Ignored by China, Taiwan cinema walks its own road

Taipei film awards honor homegrown hit 'Detention'

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A still from the hit film "Detention," which explores the "White Terror," a 38-year period of martial law in Taiwan during which vigilance against communist infiltration dominated daily life. (Courtesy of 1 Production)

CHRIS HORTON, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Stymied by censorship and political repression during decades of one-party rule, Taiwan's film industry blossomed during the island's liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s. But in recent years, it has felt cross pressure from the censorship regime of the neighboring Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.

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