As Korea University students put up posters supporting Hong Kong protesters, Chinese students vandalized the posters. One of the phrases says, "The mother of the person who supports the protesters is a comfort woman."
I am sure these Chinese students realize they can beat down Koreans with no consequences like we saw during the Olympic Torch protests back in 2008. Back in 2008 the Chinese Embassy in Seoul actually directed the protests which makes me wonder if they are encouraging the behavior of these Chinese students as well?:
Korean students from Korea University argue with Chinese students on the university campus in Seoul, Tuesday, as the latter try to remove banners showing support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. / Korea Times photo by Kim Young-hoon
Tensions are escalating on university campuses here between Korean students supporting the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and Chinese students studying here who oppose them, citing Beijing’s “One China” doctrine.
There is concerns that the conflict could lead to emotional responses by both sides, with some students seriously worrying about physical clashes. School authorities are also paying close attention to the tension as Chinese students account for the largest portion of foreign students at colleges in Korea.
On Wednesday, dozens of Korean and Chinese students at Hanyang University in Seoul scuffled over the setting up of a “Lennon wall” and posting of messages supporting the Hong Kong protests by the former.
Fifty Chinese exchange students and 10 Korean students clashed. The exchange students said the Korean students were “interfering with domestic affairs,” and the Hong Kong protests were “nothing to do with Koreans.” The Koreans refuted this, saying that they had the right to freedom of speech on the issue, according to witnesses.
You can read more at the link, but can you imagine what the reaction would be if Japanese students did something like this? There would be mass protests and hate directed towards Japan, yet once again you don’t see this happen with China.
So where are the protests, bumper stickers, and media hate for the Chinese trade restrictions? This is just another example of the double standard applied by Koreans when it comes to China and Japan:
The government is facing growing calls to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over China’s refusal to permit Korean game companies to sell their products there, according to industry officials and politicians.
Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party urged Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo to pursue more active measures to resolve the matter that has lasted for more than two years, resulting in worsening profits for the nation’s game industry.
“The Chinese government resumed issuing service permits for foreign titles in March this year, but no Korean games were included in the list,” the four-term lawmaker said during the National Assembly’s audit of government agencies, Monday. “This is obvious discrimination against Korean games. The culture ministry needs to take the issue to the WTO.”
Meanwhile in #HongKong this dramatic video just started making the rounds. Just wait for it…a flying kick. Apparently as a protestor and riot police officer push and pull over another protestor, someone powers up and channels Bruce Lee. Or Street Fighter. #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ahRJRJ3XeE
After NBA executive Daryl Morey tweeted his support for protesters in Hong Kong, he was quickly bombarded by angry replies before he deleted the message. Some social media users replied with “NMSL” — Chinese Internet slang that means “your mother is dead” https://t.co/cKfdeidvuk
People in #HongKong have directly called on Americans to act. From President #Trump to the rest of us, we must now do all we can for those on freedom's front line. https://t.co/V07cXiD6nP
What does it say that so many mainland Chinese living outside their country with full access to global media and information still fiercely condemn protesters in Hong Kong. Patriotic education and propaganda instilled since youth works!
Many complain about Prez #Trump‘s tactics in the #trade war. Let’s remember #China started undermining the US economy decades ago and is driving events now. Trump is merely reacting to Beijing’s increasingly malicious attacks on us. Let’s remember who the villain is here.
If true this would help explain why North Korea so easily blew off a food aid offer from South Korea this summer:
North Korea is accepting 800,000 tons of rice from China to help feed its people after turning down a smaller aid package from South Korea last month, according to a Japanese news report on Tuesday.
Citing a South Korean official and a trader on the border between China and North Korea, a report from the Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun said China was preparing to ship 800,000 tons of rice to North Korea through maritime channels, probably in addition to other foodstuffs like corn that would make the total size of the aid around one million tons.
Beijing’s decision to provide food assistance to the North was made after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang in June, the report said, although no formal announcement has been made about it.
