{
  "id": 5275634,
  "title": "[COVER STORY] 'Taiwan Pavilion' issue could become another THAAD row: Chinese official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cover-story-taiwan-pavilion-issue-could-become-another-thaad-row",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260903/cover-story-taiwan-pavilion-issue-could-become-another-thaad-row-chinese-official"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The controversy surrounding the name of a Taiwanese exhibition venue at the Gwangju Biennale may escalate into a diplomatic clash between South Korea and China, according to Chinese officials. The use of \"Taiwan Pavilion\" by participating Taiwanese artists, as permitted by the biennale organizers, is deemed a violation of China's \"One China\" principle, with the decision breaching a \"red line.\" Chinese authorities warned that the impact on the bilateral relations between South Korea and China could be as significant as the 2017 diplomatic dispute over the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system. On Thursday, China lodged a protest through a press release, criticizing the Gwangju Biennale Foundation for allowing Taiwanese artists to use the name \"Taiwan Pavilion\" at the international art event, instead of the official name, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA). Following the release, Chinese artists officially announced their withdrawal from the exhibition. The Chinese embassy stated that this incident \"directly damages the political base of China's relations with South Korea.\"",
  "summary": "The controversy over the name of a Taiwanese exhibition venue at Gwangju Biennale is feared to grow into a diplomatic conflict between Korea and China. Chinese officials say that the biennale organizers’ permission for the participating Taiwanese artists to use the name of “Taiwan Pavilion” is against the “One China” principle, and that the decision crossed a “red line.” They warned that its…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[COVER STORY] 'Taiwan Pavilion' issue could become another THAAD row: Chinese official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cover-story-taiwan-pavilion-issue-could-become-another-thaad-row-5280975",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:17:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}