The U.S. State Department, along with several U.S. lawmakers, are raising concerns over pressure that the regime in Beijing is exerting on South Korean theaters to block a New York-based arts group from performing in the country. An Epoch Times investigation previously revealed that the Chinese Embassy in South Korea was threatening theaters—using financial and diplomatic leverage—against Shen Yun Performing Arts, an internationally acclaimed classical Chinese dance and music company that showcases “China before communism.” A State Department spokesperson responded to a question about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) interference on Nov. 7, saying it’s “a concern” and one that the United States will “continue to address in close partnership with Japan [and] with other countries in the Indo-Pacific.”...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/state-department-expresses-concern-over-ccp-blocking-shen-yun-in-korea-5525149