China's boycott and pressure on an international art festival to suppress Taiwan representation exemplifies state censorship and authoritarian control of cultural expression, demonstrating how authoritarian governance extends beyond borders to suppress dissenting viewpoints.
The Gwangju Biennale exhibition hall in South Korea in 2021. The festival’s 16th edition starts Saturday.
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