With regard to copyrighted imports such as newspapers, magazines, recordings and books, Chao explains that everything that has research value (whether the copyright is held by an individual or an organization) can be imported. Books and recordings of a cultural nature can likewise be published in Taiwan, so long as applications are filled and sensitive passages amended. But news-oriented newspapers and magazines from the mainland cannot be published or sold here.
至於報紙、雜誌、有聲、圖書等出版品進口，趙義弘指出，無論個人或機關團體，基於研究需要可以進口，大陸文化性的有聲出版品與圖書，經過申請，改繁體字版，也可在台灣出版發行；但新聞性的報紙、雜誌則仍禁止出版、銷售。