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Taiwan’s Content Agency Chief Sue Wang Puts IP Commercialization at Center of Strategy

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Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), says Taiwan’s content industry should make IP development and commercialization its top priority.

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