Hallyu ban

The "Hallyu ban" refers to a series of policy restrictions imposed by China on the South Korean cultural products after the tensions between the two countries in 2016 due to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system by South Korea. It includes restricting South Korean artists from holding concerts in China, restricting the broadcast of South Korean TV dramas, forcibly stopping the private performing arts cooperation between the two countries, prohibiting the two countries from cooperating in the field of variety shows, and preventing South Korean private cultural industry companies from investing in China. However, the Chinese authorities denied that they had ever implemented the "Hallyu ban" and said that they had always maintained a positive attitude towards cultural exchanges between the two countries. China believes that cultural exchanges should be based on "public opinion" and claims that the deployment of THAAD (anti-missile system) has also aroused dissatisfaction among the Chinese public, and therefore will show anti-South Korean sentiment.

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