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K-pop has been banned in China for almost a decade. Until now, maybe.
China, which has never officially acknowledged the ban, has more confidence in its own entertainment now and is looking to ...
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China warms up to K-pop as it pursues cultural diplomacy, strives to boost consumption amid trade worries
K-pop group Epex will be performing in Fuzhou, Fujian, province on May 31 — the first time an all-Korean idol group has held a concert in mainland China since 2016. The about-face on K-pop ...
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China’s first K-pop concert in nine years signals efforts to mend ties
SEOUL – Nearly a decade after China imposed an unofficial ban on K-pop performances, Beijing appears to be lowering one of the non-trade barriers that kept South Korea’s cultural phenomenon ...
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China warms up to K-pop as it pursues cultural diplomacy, strives to boost consumption amid trade worries
Locked in a trade war with the United States and struggling with weak domestic consumption, China looks set to make a U-turn on an unlikely sector: K-pop. It was announced on April 28 that K-pop ...