At War Online: South Korea and China

On the battlefields of social media, conflicts between citizens of China and South Korea are increasingly common.

Earlier this year, the South Korean boyband BTS faced a backlash from Chinese state media and internet users for allegedly insulting China at a Korea Society event.

Blackpink, which rival BTS in global popularity, also faced controversy for holding a panda cub without gloves. Millions of Chinese users of Weibo criticized the group, prompting South Korean users of Twitter to suggest that the pandas should be returned to China.

This article was written by Troy Stangarone

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