China threatens boycott of South Korean art exhibition over Taiwan

International relationsGwangju city apologizes over pavilion as artists push back on political pressureA poster for the Taiwan pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea. (Photo courtesy of National Asian Culture Center in Gwangju)KIM JAEWONSeptember 2, 2026 16:38 JSTSEOUL -- A pavilion bearing Taiwan's name has drawn one of South Korea's leading art exhibitions into a diplomatic dispute, with China reportedly threatening a boycott and local artists pushing back against political pressure.Read NextInternational relationsTaiwan foreign minister decries Chinese 'bullying' at Pacific forumTaiwan tensionsTaiwan opposition blocks Lai's special drone budget, passes alternativeTaiwan tensionsTaiwan drone strategy caught in legislature's budget battlesArtificial intelligenceTaiwan issues indi