China punishes South Korea over U.S. THAAD missles

“Beijing has inveighed against the deployment and criticized the South Korean government for undermining bilateral relations by hosting the missile system.

Chinese citizens, among whom a sense of nationalism is strong, have also taken up the anti-THAAD mantle, protesting and boycotting South Korean businesses and tourism.

Several Chinese state-run media outlets have called for organized voluntary boycotts of South Korean businesses and imports. China is Seoul’s largest trading partner, receiving one-quarter of South Korea’s exports.” http://www.businessinsider.com/china-south-korea-economic-boycott-protests-over-thaad-missile-system-2017-3

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/25/asia-pacific/south-korea-tourist-numbers-plummet-china-boycott/#.WQdy5FKZN-U

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