As with many other international sporting events, the Beijing Winter Olympics has not been free from controversy.
Between Korea and China, such a dispute has materialized and has become a fierce war of words among the two countries' online users ― a phenomenon that has been specifically witnessed on the social media accounts of various Korean athletes and stars.
Along with Korean athletes, K-pop celebrities and actors have also been the latest figures to face a deluge of online attacks from Chinese internet users.
Article by Park Han-sol
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