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 the Gwangju Biennale has escalated into the World Island Fair Yeosu, prompting the Chinese city of Zhoushan to withdraw from a planned two-month promotional exhibition and its international programs. The coastal city of Zhoushan, located in China's Zhejiang province, had intended to operate a promotional booth at the fair, which commenced last week and will continue until November 4th.
Additionally, Zhoushan had planned to participate in "Island Friends Day," a program aimed at showcasing overseas island regions. However, this plan has been entirely abandoned, as reported by a Yeosu official from the city's international relations division. According to the official, two members of Zhoushan's booth operations team arrived at Gimhae International Airport for the fair but departed Korea within a day or two.
In response to the situation, Yeosu is now planning to repurpose the space originally designated for the Chinese booth to host other events. This withdrawal comes after China's protest against the "Taiwan Pavilion" for the exhibition.
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