South Korea accused of ramping up discrimination against Chinese tourists
- Social media account of Chinese tabloid says Seoul’s entry restrictions, PCR tests unfairly target Chinese travellers
- South Korea says curbs are needed to protect against imported Covid infections
In a commentary, Buyidao, a WeChat account associated with nationalist tabloid Global Times, an arm of the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, called Beijing’s decision to suspend some types of visas for South Koreans “reciprocal countermeasures”.
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Buyidao also argued that a phone call between top diplomats from China and South Korea on Monday “reflects China’s attitude of not wanting to affect the normal development of Sino-Korean relations”.
The social media account also referred to recent reports of Chinese tourists being tagged with yellow cards as soon as they arrived in South Korea.
“South Korea’s discriminatory entry restrictions are already infuriating the Chinese public,” the post said.
