Will the US become China’s indirect enforcer on Taiwan?
Following the Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in May this year, their governments offered strikingly different public accounts of the meeting. Beijing’s official readout called Taiwan “the most important issue” in the relationship and warned Washington to exercise “extra caution.” The White House account highlighted trade, Iran and […] The post…
As diplomatic tensions surrounding the Taiwan Pavilion project heighten, the organizers of the Gwangju Biennale have pleaded for a clear distinction between the art exhibition and the political disputes engendered by the controversy. The issue stems from the choice to label a project by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts as the Taiwan Pavilion, which caused a group of Chinese artists and organizers to bow out of the exhibition on Thursday, contending that the title intermingled political matters with the realm of culture.
Youn Bum-mo, the chief executive of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, voiced his disappointment over the situation while maintaining that the foundation adhered to its established administrative procedures. During a press conference at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall in Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, on the eve of the 72-day event, Youn expressed deep regret for the state of affairs, stating, "It is truly regrettable that we have reached this situation, and I am deeply sorry."
He emphasized that the foundation had wished for the Chinese Pavilion to participate throughout the duration of the event, and the subsequent withdrawal was profoundly disappointing.
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