"Is This You?" Even KakaoTalk Was Searched... Korean YouTuber Denied Entry at Chinese Airport

Arrested at Baekdusan Cheonji for Waving the Taegukgi in July
Attempted Re-entry After Four Months, Public Security Says "Entry Denied"

A Korean YouTuber was holding the Taegukgi flag and singing the national anthem at Cheonji Lake on Baekdu Mountain when Chinese public security officers took the flag away. YouTube screenshot

A Korean national who was questioned by Chinese public security officers for waving the Taegukgi flag at Cheonji Lake on Baekdu Mountain has been denied entry to China. Previously, in September, this man was arrested by public security officers while waving the Taegukgi flag and singing the national anthem at Cheonji Lake on Baekdu Mountain.

On the 26th, a YouTuber posted a video titled "I Was Finally Denied Entry to China." The YouTuber, who had departed for Zhangjiajie, China, recalled the incident from Incheon Airport and expressed concern, saying, "I wondered if I would really be banned from entering the country."

However, the location where the YouTuber resumed filming was not China, but Korea. The YouTuber explained that he was denied entry at the immigration checkpoint as soon as he arrived in China and was questioned by public security officers in an interrogation room.

Although he did not hear the specific reason for the denial of entry, he said, "I think I am on a blacklist," and speculated that the reason was his recent six-hour questioning by Chinese public security officers after waving the Taegukgi flag at Cheonji Lake on Baekdu Mountain.

He stated, "My companions were also detained and questioned. They searched through everything, including KakaoTalk and YouTube, and even asked me to unlock my KakaoTalk password." He added, "The public security officers were already aware of the Taegukgi video. They showed me the video and asked, 'Is this you?' and I admitted it was."

This YouTuber was arrested by public security officers in July while holding the Taegukgi flag and singing the national anthem at Cheonji Lake on Baekdu Mountain. During the approximately six-hour investigation, all of his belongings, including his mobile phone and photo album, were reportedly confiscated and inspected.