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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger

A performer, second from right, wears the traditional Korean hanbok dress  during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
A performer, second from right, wears the traditional Korean hanbok dress during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Photograph: Lim Hwa-young/AP

China and South Korea have become embroiled in a cultural appropriation row after a woman appeared at the opening ceremony of the Beijing winter Olympics wearing traditional Korean dress.

The Chinese embassy in Seoul defended the decision to include a participant wearing hanbok, describing her as a representative of the country’s dozens of ethnic groups.

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