China-Taiwan dispute at Gwangju Biennale spills into Yeosu island fair
A naming dispute over the “Taiwan Pavilion” at this year’s Gwangju Biennale has spilled over into the World Island Fair Yeosu, with the Chinese city of Zhoushan pulling out of a planned two-month promotional exhibition and its international programs. Zhoushan, a coastal island city in China's Zhejiang province, had planned to run a promotional booth at the fair, which opened last week and runs…
A naming dispute over the "Taiwan Pavilion" at this year's Gwangju Biennale has escalated into the World Island Fair Yeosu, prompting China's Zhoushan city to withdraw from a planned two-month promotional exhibition and its international programs. The city, located on a coastal island in China's Zhejiang province, had intended to operate a promotional booth and participate in "Island Friends Day," an event aimed at showcasing participating overseas island regions.
However, Yeosu officials reported that both members of Zhoushan's booth operations team arrived at Gimhae International Airport for the fair but departed within a day or two. A Yeosu official informed The Korea Times that due to the ongoing dispute, the city is now planning to redesign what was originally intended to be a Chinese booth and repurpose it for other events.
The withdrawal of Zhoushan follows China's protest against the "Taiwan Pavilion" for the exhibition.
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