"Why Did They Go to Korea?" Anti-Korean Sentiment Rises in China Amid Deaths During Plastic Surgery

A Chinese in their 20s dies during revision surgery in Gangnam
Chinese netizens say "Do it in China or go to Japan"

Amid the incident where a woman in her 20s from China, who had undergone plastic surgery in her home country, died while receiving revision surgery in Gangnam, Seoul, an 'anti-Korean' sentiment is spreading within China.

Recently, Chinese state media have reported on this case repeatedly. As a result, on the 18th, the article ranked high in real-time search results on Baidu, China's largest portal site.

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Netizens expressed condolences for the deceased Chinese woman but continued to criticize Korea. One netizen said, "Many people think Korea's plastic surgery technology is excellent, but that's because they don't know much," adding, "There are many problems in Korea, such as unlicensed proxy surgeries. Plastic surgery is better done in Japan."

Other netizens also responded with comments like, "I don't understand why she had to go all the way to Korea when large hospitals in China or Japan do well," "How can Korea treat Chinese people like this," and "The Korean plastic surgery industry has caused many medical accidents involving Chinese patients. Still, going to Korea was a case of self-inflicted misfortune."

According to Channel A, on the 10th, a woman in her 20s from China, identified as Ms. A, died while undergoing surgery at a plastic surgery clinic in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Just before the surgery began, Ms. A, who was under anesthesia, suddenly went into cardiac arrest and was transferred to a nearby large hospital but ultimately passed away.

Ms. A had already undergone plastic surgery once in China but reportedly sought revision surgery in Korea due to complications, where this unfortunate incident occurred. The hospital reportedly stated during the police investigation that "anesthesia drugs were administered within the prescribed dosage."

The police plan to conduct an autopsy on Ms. A to determine the exact cause of death and investigate whether a medical accident occurred.

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