🇰🇷 As anti-China sentiment rises in South Korea, false posts claim a Chinese student at Oxford said K-pop was part of Chinese culture But the student never said so. She was in fact debating against meritocracy at the Oxford Union in January 2022
that appear to show a woman wearing traditional Chinese dress making a speech.
Korean-language text at the bottom of all 11 images reads:"A Chinese international student during a presentation on the 'pop culture industry' at Oxford University."which purports to translate what the woman said.argued that Korean culture is"inherited from China" and therefore K-pop is a part of Chinese culture.
The captions on the following images say a South Korean student interrupted the Chinese student and refuted their argument -- an action that was supposedly applauded by other students in the classroom.The post reflects a rapid rise inin South Korea in recent years, with The Korea Herald newspaper reporting in August 2022 that Koreans' dislike for the neighbour appeared to be reaching a peak.
The Korea Herald reported that major issues triggering anti-China sentiment included clashes over kimchi and hanbok, with South Korean users accusing China of attempting to claim Korean culture as its own.
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