{"id":2203334,"date":"2024-01-04T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2203334"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:00:46","slug":"south-koreas-protest-of-french-tvs-flag-error-reflects-electoral-sensitivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/01\/south-koreas-protest-of-french-tvs-flag-error-reflects-electoral-sensitivity\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s protest of French TV\u2019s flag error reflects electoral sensitivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A French television broadcaster, La Chaine Info (LCI), has deleted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20240102000615\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">news segment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following a complaint from the South Korean Embassy in Paris, according to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). The issue arose from LCI\u2019s incorrect image of the South Korean flag, which featured a red circle resembling the Japanese flag rather than the actual South Korean flag\u2019s red and blue circle design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foreign ministry stated it had lodged a \u201cstern protest\u201d to the broadcaster over the error. LCI expressed regret and subsequently removed the video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MOFA\u2019s protest against LCI for misrepresenting the South Korean flag is notable as it\u2019s unusual for the Ministry to challenge a foreign private news outlet. This action highlights the Yoon administration\u2019s heightened sensitivity to any perceived alignment with Japan. Throughout 2023, the Yoon government worked to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/yoon-suk-yeols-task-convincing-south-koreans-its-ok-to-get-along-with-japan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improve relations with Japan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resulting in South Korea agreeing to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/south-korea-and-japan-agree-to-create-fund-to-resolve-wartime-forced-labor-issue\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compensate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its citizens subjected to Japanese forced labor during World War II without Tokyo\u2019s participation and declining to protest Japan\u2019s decision to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/08\/japan-to-release-fukushima-water-seoul-cautious-amid-domestic-criticism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discharge treated Fukushima nuclear plant water<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into the ocean. These decisions have sparked criticism from the main opposition Democratic Party, accusing the administration of \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/05\/japanese-prime-minister-fumio-kishida-arrives-in-south-korea-for-two-day-visit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submissiveness and subservience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d to Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With parliamentary elections looming in just 98 days and polls predicting a tight race, Yoon\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20231228003800315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong reaction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Ministry of National Defense\u2019s description of Dokdo as \u201cdisputed territory\u201d in its education material for the country\u2019s servicemembers further exemplifies the administration\u2019s acute awareness of public sentiment regarding Japan. MOFA\u2019s response to LCI reflects domestic political calculations and the balance the Yoon administration seeks to maintain in foreign relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A French television broadcaster, La Chaine Info (LCI), has deleted a news segment following a complaint from the South Korean Embassy in Paris, according to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). 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