We have heard this before, and nothing has passed, but the signs seem positive that China is the main righteousness that finally removes its informal embargo on the Korean culture and content, perhaps early in May.
Reducing restrictions appears to indicate China’s transformation away from a “Wolf Warrior” diplomatic policy towards “a smile policy” aimed at alleviating anti -religion feelings all over the world. This step can also be interpreted as a response to the currents of the current Donald Trump administration, which threatens the customs tariff for many countries, although the US President’s approach to China has not yet clarified.
China began restricting the distribution of Korean music, films, drama, games and all other pop culture forms in 2016 in response to the deployment of American missile defense systems in South Korea. Although Beijing has never admitted the ban, very few Korean films or dramas were released in Chinese cinemas or on broadcasting platforms and K-POP artists were not allowed to perform in the country.
According to Korea’s daily economic summit (KED), a senior official who deal with Chinese preparations for the Satisfaction of Asia and the Pacific (APEC), he said in China in 2026, the Chinese government sees the need to enhance cooperation with Korea:
“From next month, we will send a cultural delegation on the special level to South Korea as a first step towards expanding cultural exchanges, with the aim of resuming cultural cooperation completely early in May,” the KED official said.
It may also indicate China’s need to strengthen the box office market. Despite the current success of standard animation Nezha 2The country’s box office decreased by 23 % last year, with a lack of the product as one of the main reasons. Although China is not currently restricting Hollywood films, 2023 strikes resulted in a decrease in the pole version pipeline, which had a negative impact on the box office in China, despite the popularity of local films.
The entertainment market in Korea has also suffered a result of the ban – the Institute of Future Strategy Research in KDB recently estimated that it caused damage to up to $ 15.3 billion (KRW22TR) of the relevant Korean industries in 2017, according to the KED report.
The shares of K-Pop Hybe, Jyp Entertainment and SM Entertainment rose to their highest annual levels in response to news. The HYBE share price is currently trading at the highest annual level of 254,000 KRW254,000. Korean drama producers (story)The extraordinary lawyer Wu) And CJ Enm’s Studio Dragon also witnessed a stumbling block on the price of the news.
Korean director Bong John Hu Mickey 17And, which was scheduled to be premiered by the first international at the Berlin Film Festival, in China on March 7, but then the film is Warner Bruce, and China was not only limited to the content of the United States because of the participation of Korean citizens.
