Perhaps BTS’ next song should be titled Time heals all wounds because four years after China banned the K-pop supergroup, their songs have finally returned to Chinese airwaves.
In a promising sign this week that suggests warming relations between the two nations, the band’s hit song Dynamite was played on Beijing radio.
One academic described the move as “hopeful”, but said it was too soon to tell if the nations’ long-running disputes would end.
Since 2016, relations between China and South Korea have been frosty after China strongly opposed South Korea’s decision to deploy the US anti-missile defense system THAAD.
Beijing’s backlash was swift, with Korean television shows banned and K-p
Dec 24, 2020