Taiwan has denied entry to a Chinese rapper who had planned to perform in the country in September, with one show already sold out. But Taiwanese officials denied his application over social media posts in which he publicized his Taiwan shows as being in "Taipei, China."
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00:00A Chinese rapper has been denied entry to Taiwan after referring to the country as part
00:05of China.
00:06Wang Yitai was planning to perform in Taiwan in September, but Taiwan rejected his application
00:12after seeing social media posts promoting his shows in quote, Taipei, China.
00:17China considers Taiwan part of its territory, a position that Taiwan rejects.
00:22Officials say the singer's posts were unacceptable and violated entry rules.