{
  "id": 5510857,
  "title": "(LEAD) Gwangju Biennale chief regrets China's withdrawal over Taiwan row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lead-gwangju-biennale-chief-regrets-chinas-withdrawal-over-taiwan-row",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:10:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260904008451315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The chief executive of the Gwangju Biennale, Youn Bum-mo, has expressed regret over the withdrawal of Chinese artists from the art festival due to a dispute over the naming of a Taiwan exhibition space. The controversy arose when the Gwangju Biennale Foundation initially referred to the Taiwan Pavilion as the \"NTMoFA Pavilion,\" causing a protest from Taiwan's culture ministry. The Chinese artists subsequently halted installation work and withdrew from the event in protest. Youn acknowledged the situation as \"apologetic and saddened\" and pledged to reform the event's pavilion system to prevent future controversies. He explained that the original applicant for the pavilion was an institution rather than the Taiwanese government, and the agreement documented between the foundation and the Taiwanese side is a memorandum signed by both institutions. Youn added that the foundation changed the pavilion's name following claims that refusing the name \"Taiwan Pavilion\" amounted to censorship, fearing the controversy might affect the main exhibition.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Gwangju Biennale chief regrets China's withdrawal over Taiwan row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/gwangju-biennale-chief-regrets-chinas-withdrawal-over-taiwan-row",
        "published": "2026-09-04T06:33:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Gwangju Biennale opens with a call for change across time, scale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/gwangju-biennale-opens-with-a-call-for-change-across-time-scale",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Asia Times",
        "title": "Will the US become China’s indirect enforcer on Taiwan?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/will-the-us-become-chinas-indirect-enforcer-on-taiwan",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:33:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}