House Foreign Affairs Lawmakers Express Concern Over CCP Blocking Shen Yun in South Korea

Published on November 30, 2023

Several Congress members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have conveyed concerns over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence in South Korea after Beijing successfully pressured theaters in the nation to refuse to host a New York-based arts group. Shen Yun Performing Arts is dedicated to bringing back the beauty of authentic Chinese culture through dance and music as it existed before communist rule—a mission that exposes the CCP’s efforts to impose ideological control over its people. Consequently, Shen Yun cannot perform in China. A recent Epoch Times investigation revealed that the Chinese Embassy in South Korea used financial and diplomatic leverage to pressure the theaters against hosting the performance....

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