[NTD, Beijing, February 11, 2022]Recently, a number of South Korean short-track speed skaters were disqualified after being convicted of violations at the Beijing Winter Olympics, sparking intense controversy. In the face of the protests of the South Korean people, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea responded, but it further aroused the anger of the South Koreans, and the anti-communist sentiments of the Korean government and opposition exploded.
A few days ago at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, two South Korean short track speed skaters were disqualified by the referee on the grounds of fouling, which caused great controversy. The slow-motion video replay showed that in the dispute, there were Chinese The players made obvious fouls, which aroused the anger of the Koreans. South Korea criticized the Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating referee for “blowing the black whistle” and gave the green light for the Chinese players to advance. The related protests have also heated up rapidly.
In related reports, South Korean media have accused Chinese personnel of “constant petty actions” at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which undermined the fairness of sports competitions. Some South Koreans also flocked to the Chinese embassy in South Korea to hold placards to protest.
In an interview with Yonhap News Agency, ISU referee Cui Longjiu said, “One penalty can be a ‘misjudgment’, but more than two coincidences are not misjudgments, it is intentional.”
On February 8, South Korea’s “Korean Sports Association” held an emergency press conference at the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympics to protest the unfair punishment of short track speed skating.
On the same day, Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of South Korea’s “Common Democratic Party”, publicly stated that he was “angry at the partial judgment”. “It’s not like an international event, it’s more like an internal competition in China,” he said. “The fairness of the Olympics has been severely compromised, which is a pity.”
“National Power” presidential candidate Yin Xiyue also expressed sympathy for the anger and frustration of the athletes on the same day, and expressed condolences to the South Korean players.
As South Koreans were furious over the controversy over the Beijing Winter Olympics, the spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in South Korea issued a statement on February 9, accusing South Korean media and politicians of “pointing the finger at the Chinese government”. “Even inciting anti-China sentiment”.
As a result, the statement by the Chinese ambassador to South Korea further aggravated the seriousness of the situation and made the South Korean people’s hatred of the Chinese Communist Party immediately burst. On the evening of February 9, a Chinese student was beaten and injured by two South Koreans in Busan. event.
On February 10, the Chinese Consulate General in Busan issued another statement, requesting the local police to file an investigation into the beating of Chinese students in Busan. On the same day, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Yongshan publicly responded that foreign embassies and consulates “should respect the national conditions and national sentiments of the host countries and act cautiously” when making public statements on local media reports and politicians’ remarks.
In response to the anti-communist wave in South Korea triggered by the Winter Olympics, Cao Lei, a commentator in South Korea, told Radio Free Asia that sports and politics are inseparable. Chinese players and referees dare to bully South Korean players openly on the field. It is a consequence of the long-standing pro-Communist policy of the Moon Jae-in government.
Before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the governments of the United States and other Western countries have expressed their position on a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The South Korean government not only did not boycott, but instead sent high-level dignitaries such as Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee and Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byung-suk to attend. this opening ceremony. President Moon Jae-in publicly congratulated Beijing on hosting the Winter Olympics, saying “I wish success.”
Unexpectedly, less than a week after the game, there were successive controversies about the unfair treatment of Korean players, which led to a rapid rise in anti-Communist sentiment among the younger generation in South Korea, and the situation is still fermenting.
(Reporter Liming Comprehensive Report/Responsible Editor: Wen Hui)
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