South Korea Reaffirms One China Policy Amid Gwangju Biennale Taiwan Pavilion Controversy

S. Korea says respects 'One China' policy amid Taiwan Pavilion dispute

The foreign ministry on Thursday reaffirmed its basic stance of respecting the "One China" policy amid controversy over the use of the name Taiwan Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale. China's pavilion team announced its withdrawal from the biennale earlier in the day in protest of the organizer's decision to use the name Taiwan Pavilion, arguing that the move had brought political issues into the realm of art. "The issue was decided independently by the private sector in the cultural and artistic s

By The Korea Herald