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Chinese K-pop singers openly protest South China Sea ruling

July 13, 2016

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) — Chinese members of South Korean girl groups protested on social media platforms against the international court’s South China Sea ruling.

Victoria, a K-pop girl group f(x) member of S.M. Entertainment, posted a map that includes the South China Sea in Chinese territory on her Instagram and Weibo accounts Tuesday.

Along with the map, the 29-year-old singer from Qingdao wrote, “China cannot shrink by the slightest bit.”

Victoria of South Korean girl group f(x) attends a press conference for the film "My New Sassy Girl" on April 6, 2016. (Yonhap)

Victoria of South Korean girl group f(x) attends a press conference for the film “My New Sassy Girl” on April 6, 2016. (Yonhap)

Miss A’s Fei of JYP Entertainment and Fiestar’s Cao Lu of Fave Entertainment, aged 29 and 28, respectively, also voiced complaints about the ruling on their social media websites.

The comments were made the same day that the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague concluded that China has no historical rights to the waters, which may contain abundant resources and are a key shipping lane. The arbitration case was filed by the Philippines, which opposes what it calls Beijing’s encroachment on its territorial rights.

Fei of South Korean girl group Miss A attends an awards ceremony in southeastern Seoul on Dec. 30, 2015. (Yonhap)

Fei of South Korean girl group Miss A attends an awards ceremony in southeastern Seoul on Dec. 30, 2015. (Yonhap)

Cao Lu of South Korean girl group Fiestar attends a promotional event in central Seoul on July 12, 2016. (Yonhap)

Cao Lu of South Korean girl group Fiestar attends a promotional event in central Seoul on July 12, 2016. (Yonhap)