Taiwan will set up cultural centers in London and Moscow to promote cultural exchanges with the regions in which the two cities are located, Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Culture chose London and Moscow because the two cities have a 'radiation effect' in their respective regions, Lung explained. In addition, the Ministry has plans to foster cultural ties with European countries neighboring Britain and Russia in the near future as well.
Taiwan currently has three cultural centers abroad — in New York, Tokyo and Paris. The Ministry of Culture, which was inaugurated in May, plans to set up eight more overseas cultural centers, which will bring the total to 11.
The launch date and details of what the two new centers will be tasked with have not yet been determined.