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China denies banning K-pop in dispute over missile defences
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 1 December 2016
The Chinese government has denied claims that it has banned K-pop in retaliation for South Korea’s decision to install a new missile defence system.
The South China Morning Post reported last week that all South Korean cultural imports have been banned as a result of political tensions between the two countries, with fines for any Chinese company that does not comply.
Meanwhile, the Chinese culture ministry has confirmed that no Korean singers have been approved to perform in the country since October.
China is a key territory for exports of South Korean music and television, so any official boycott would be problematic for those industries in the country. However, the Korea Times reports that China’s foreign ministry has now denied that there is any explicit ban in place.
