To Lee Kang-in, "Let's go! Chinese"...Repeated "racism" [Anchor Report]

2024.10.28. PM 3:11
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It has been alleged that Lee Kang-in, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain in French professional football, was racist by local fans.

Recently, a video of players greeting their fans at PSG training ground was shared on social media.
In the
video, players pass by in turn giving high-fives to fans, and the moment Lee Kang-in said hello, someone said, "Let's go, Chinese."

Calling non-Chinese Asians as Chinese is considered a racist thing to do with the perception that "Oriental people look the same."

Netizens who watched the video criticized, saying, "Lee Kang-in is Korean, not Chinese," "Respect Lee Kang-in," and "It is more shocking that racism occurs at the training site."

Racist damage of Korean athletes on the European stage is coming out just to forget.

Last June, Tottenham's Son Heung-min was racist by his teammate,
At the time of
, Rodrigo Bentancourt said, "You won't know even if you bring Son Heung-min's cousin's uniform," when the host asked him to "get Son Heung-min's uniform."

He said, "He looks just like Son Heung-min or his cousin," which was heavily criticized by the public.

In addition, Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton also heard racist comments from Marco Courtois in July.

At the time, Courtois told his teammate, 'Ignore Hwang Hee-chan. He was quoted as saying that he considers himself Jackie Chan, or the famous Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, a term used to racist attack Asians, and Courtois was suspended for 10 games by FIFA.

As the racism controversy erupted again this time, the British media raised its voice, saying, "This incident is damaging the image of French football," and "France must take action against such verbal violence."



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