A South Korean who had been questioned by Chinese police after waving a Taegeukgi at Heaven Lake on Mount Baekdu said China refused entry.
YouTuber A said on the 26th on YouTube that a video titled "In the end, I was denied entry to China" was uploaded.
In the video, A's camera briefly turns off just before boarding a flight to China. When A turns the camera back on, the location is Korea, not China.
A said, "I arrived safely at the Chinese airport, but I was denied entry at immigration and returned home as is."
No explanation was given for the reason for the refusal of entry, A said. A speculated that it was likely due to having been questioned by Chinese police four months earlier for waving a Taegeukgi at Heaven Lake on Mount Baekdu.
Earlier, in Jul., A was arrested by police after waving a Taegeukgi and singing the national anthem at Heaven Lake on Mount Baekdu. A was questioned by police for about six hours, and it was reported that all belongings and even the phone's photo album were checked. China strictly bans singing the national anthem or waving a Taegeukgi at Heaven Lake on Mount Baekdu, which borders North Korea.
A said that this time at the immigration checkpoint at a Chinese airport, A was also taken to an interrogation room and had belongings inspected by police. A said, "This time they even went through KakaoTalk and YouTube," adding, "Security has gotten tighter (than before)."
A said, "The video of me (at Baekdu) waving the Taegeukgi was still on my YouTube," and added, "I tried to sneak into the bathroom to delete it with a second phone, but the police wouldn't let me lock the bathroom door." A continued, "I barely half-closed the door and told my manager to take down the Taegeukgi video," adding, "But the police already knew about the video, showed it to me and said, 'Isn't this you?' so I said it was."