Pop Stars, Diplomacy Victims of Cooling China-Korea Ties
Members of Korean Veterans Association salute during a rally to support a deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 15, 2016. An advanced U.S. missile defense system will be deployed in a rural farming town in southeastern South Korea, Seoul officials announced Wednesday, angering not only North Korea and China but also local residents who fear potential health hazards that they believe the U.S. system might cause. The signs read ' Support a deployment of the THAAD.'
Photographer: Ahn Young-joon/AP PhotoBeijing (AP) -- Growing Chinese anger at South Korea over a U.S. anti-missile defense system bodes ill for everything from pop star appearances to United Nations action against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
South Korea's mighty entertainment sector has been on edge since Beijing criticized Seoul's decision last month to proceed with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system, with reports of event cancellations and possible bans on South Korean TV series, amid scattered calls for a total boycott of imports from the South.