Lawmaker Wants Government to Take China to WTO for Banning Korean Video Games
So where are the protests, bumper stickers, and media hate for the Chinese trade restrictions? This is just another example of the double standard applied by Koreans when it comes to China and Japan:
The government is facing growing calls to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over China’s refusal to permit Korean game companies to sell their products there, according to industry officials and politicians.
Korea Times
Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party urged Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo to pursue more active measures to resolve the matter that has lasted for more than two years, resulting in worsening profits for the nation’s game industry.
“The Chinese government resumed issuing service permits for foreign titles in March this year, but no Korean games were included in the list,” the four-term lawmaker said during the National Assembly’s audit of government agencies, Monday. “This is obvious discrimination against Korean games. The culture ministry needs to take the issue to the WTO.”
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