# Gwangju Biennale controversy: China withdraws over ‘Taiwan Pavilion’ dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/45239

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-04 10:56 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cz6zd7j8nn0o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> China announced its withdrawal from South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale on Thursday after the event’s organizers restored the name “Taiwan Pavilion.” The Chinese exhibition team accused them of seriously violating the one-China principle and harming the political foundation of China-South Korea relations. The Gwangju city government apologized and said it respected the principle.

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