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China Is Boycotting a Major Asian Art Festival over the Naming of a Taiwanese Exhibition
Chinese participants withdrew after organizers apologized for a naming dispute over Taiwan’s entry, raising concerns the festival could strain South Korea-China ties.
- Chinese artists withdrew from the Gwangju Biennale after organizers designated a gallery as the 'Taiwan Pavilion,' a move that challenges China's territorial claims over the island.
- Organizers initially signed a contract with the National Taiwan Museum to exhibit under the acronym 'NTMoFA,' but the museum later insisted on the name 'Taiwan Pavilion,' which organizers felt pressured to accept.
- On Thursday, China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Gwangju Biennale, accusing organizers of having 'stubbornly clung to the wrongful practice' by allowing the island to participate under an incompatible designation.
- As of Friday, Chinese participants had not yet removed works planned for the China Pavilion, while the art festival said Wednesday it 'deeply apologizes for causing concerns and confusion' regarding the Pavilion Project.
- South Korea hopes the naming issue will not affect relations with China, its biggest trading partner, even as Beijing has increased pressure on Taiwan by poaching diplomatic allies and excluding the island from international events.
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China is boycotting a major Asian art festival over the naming of a Taiwanese exhibition
Chinese artists are boycotting the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea over plans to designate an exhibition space as the “Taiwan Pavilion.”
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