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Taipei Times - archives: "“Taiwan is a free and democratic society. We respect the choice of the organizers of the Kaohsiung Film Festival,” Chen said.

“The best way to deal with Kadeer's documentary is to allow the public to see for themselves what the film is about,” she said.

The festival has attracted controversy since its organizers announced early this month it would include The 10 Conditions of Love featuring Kadeer.

Representatives from the city's tourism sector have complained about cancelations by Chinese tour groups, saying the groups are avoiding Kaohsiung because of the planned screenings.

The city government said on Saturday it would not cancel the screenings, but brought the date forward to today and tomorrow. It also said that tomorrow's screening will move to a bigger venue, FE21 Mall's Vieshow Cinema, because of increased demand.

Chen said the decision was made to prevent the controversy from escalating."

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