"Mountain Makers" French Version Premieres in Quebec, Elucidating Taiwan's Spirit of Overcoming Adversity
The French version of the documentary "Mountain Makers: A Century's Gamble," chronicling Taiwan's semiconductor development history, premiered on April 15th in Quebec, Canada, accompanied by a panel discussion. The film portrays Taiwan's semiconductor journey and its people's resilience in overcoming adversity. The event, co-hosted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal, Université de Montréal, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, drew over 100 attendees who were deeply impressed. A recent survey by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada indicates high positive public sentiment towards Taiwan among Canadians, reflecting strong support for Taiwan-Canada relations.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hu Yu-li, Toronto, 16th) The French version of the Taiwanese semiconductor development history documentary "Mountain Makers: A Century's Gamble" premiered on the evening of the 15th in Quebec, Canada, accompanied by a panel discussion. The film elucidates Taiwan's semiconductor development process and the spirit of the Taiwanese people in overcoming adversity. Over a hundred audience members expressed deep impressions after watching the film, with some even shedding tears.
The screening was jointly organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal, Université de Montréal, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC) at the Université de Montréal cinema.
Chen Shu-jung, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal, stated that "Mountain Makers" is a story of turning crisis into opportunity and the best portrayal of the Taiwanese spirit. Taiwan's economy has prospered and grown in democracy, and she called on the international community to jointly safeguard democracy and freedom.
Alexandre Veilleux, representative of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's Montreal office, said that semiconductors are a technological breakthrough, but also a development process combining human effort, policy foresight, and industrial layout. It not only has a profound impact on the global economy but also makes Taiwan an indispensable and important partner globally.
Veilleux also pointed out that according to the latest public opinion poll by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canadians hold a highly positive view of Taiwan, and Taiwan ranks very high in favorability in the Asian region, indicating that Taiwan-Canada relations are widely supported by public opinion.
The post-screening panel discussion was hosted by Tsai Hsiao-lin, Assistant Professor of History at Université de Montréal, and invited Fang-Fang Cheng, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and Olga Alexeeva, Professor of History at Université du Québec à Montréal, for a dialogue. They pointed out that Taiwan's achievements in developing the semiconductor industry deserve international recognition, and Taiwan should also carefully handle the major challenges under the US-China competition.
The professors also interacted with the audience, discussing topics such as the correlation between technological development and Taiwan's democratization after martial law, Taiwan's geopolitical status in semiconductors, US policy towards Taiwan and the "Silicon Shield," the future development direction of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and the current situation of industrial interaction between Taiwan and Canada. The exchange was very lively. (Editor: Tang Sheng-yang) 1150417
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(Central News Agency reporter Hu Yu-li, Toronto, 16th) The French version of the Taiwanese semiconductor development history documentary "Mountain Makers: A Century's Gamble" premiered on the evening of the 15th in Quebec, Canada, accompanied by a panel discussion. The film elucidates Taiwan's semiconductor development process and the spirit of the Taiwanese people in overcoming adversity. Over a hundred audience members expressed deep impressions after watching the film, with some even shedding tears.
The screening was jointly organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal, Université de Montréal, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC) at the Université de Montréal cinema.
Chen Shu-jung, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal, stated that "Mountain Makers" is a story of turning crisis into opportunity and the best portrayal of the Taiwanese spirit. Taiwan's economy has prospered and grown in democracy, and she called on the international community to jointly safeguard democracy and freedom.
Alexandre Veilleux, representative of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's Montreal office, said that semiconductors are a technological breakthrough, but also a development process combining human effort, policy foresight, and industrial layout. It not only has a profound impact on the global economy but also makes Taiwan an indispensable and important partner globally.
Veilleux also pointed out that according to the latest public opinion poll by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canadians hold a highly positive view of Taiwan, and Taiwan ranks very high in favorability in the Asian region, indicating that Taiwan-Canada relations are widely supported by public opinion.
The post-screening panel discussion was hosted by Tsai Hsiao-lin, Assistant Professor of History at Université de Montréal, and invited Fang-Fang Cheng, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and Olga Alexeeva, Professor of History at Université du Québec à Montréal, for a dialogue. They pointed out that Taiwan's achievements in developing the semiconductor industry deserve international recognition, and Taiwan should also carefully handle the major challenges under the US-China competition.
The professors also interacted with the audience, discussing topics such as the correlation between technological development and Taiwan's democratization after martial law, Taiwan's geopolitical status in semiconductors, US policy towards Taiwan and the "Silicon Shield," the future development direction of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and the current situation of industrial interaction between Taiwan and Canada. The exchange was very lively. (Editor: Tang Sheng-yang) 1150417
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