CHINA’S NEW PRESIDENT-ELECT —

— vows to make Taiwan a cultural power. Chen Shui-bian said Taiwan has managed to create an economic miracle over the past five decades. But “we must make continued efforts to boost Taiwan’s cultural development.” Noting that cultural development won’t be accomplished with a “miracle”  he said that “devotion and perseverance are needed to refine local cultural essence to win it worldwide recognition.” – China Times