{
  "id": 5280975,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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 naming of a Taiwanese exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale may escalate into a diplomatic dispute between Korea and China. Chinese officials claim that the biennale organizers allowing Taiwanese artists to use the term \"Taiwan Pavilion\" infringes upon the \"One China\" principle and crosses a crucial \"red line.\" They have issued a stern warning that this decision could have repercussions as severe as the 2017 diplomatic standoff over the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system.\n\nChina lodged a formal protest through a press release on Thursday, criticizing the Gwangju Biennale Foundation's decision to permit Taiwanese artists to utilize the name \"Taiwan Pavilion\" instead of the official institutional name, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA). This move follows the official announcement by Chinese artists withdrawing from the exhibition.\n\nThe Chinese embassy stated in the release that the incident \"directly damages the political foundation of C\", implying a severe impact on the bilateral relationship between the two nations.",
  "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",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:42:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}