Li Yuan sees broad background as key to being named culture minister

Novelist Li Yuan (李遠), better known by his pen name Hsiao Yeh (小野), said Friday he was named Taiwan's new culture minister because he has a diverse cultural background, adding that he is not party-affiliated.

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