# ‘Who exactly is approving what?’: Gwangju Biennale restores Taiwan Pavilion name as China withdraws

https://mins.news/en/item/45254

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-04 11:04 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c2kwv977qlko/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Gwangju Biennale in South Korea replaced “Taiwan” in its promotional material with the English abbreviation for Taiwan’s National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, prompting protests from Taiwanese artists, South Korean art groups and Taiwan’s culture ministry. After organizers restored the “Taiwan Pavilion” name, China expressed strong opposition and withdrew its participating artists.

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