Kimchi wars latest: Chinese internet cancels food live-streamer from South Korea for liking online comment about China appropriating the Korean dish


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YouTuber Hamzy apologises for adding a thumbs-up to comments online about China claiming kimchi as its own, which Chinese internet users took as an insult The origin of the fermented cabbage dish is a hot-button issue between China and South Korea, as Chinese celebrity vlogger Li Ziqi found out last week Mukbang star Hamzy, a binge-eating live-streamer with over 5 million followers, angered Chinese internet users by adding a thumbs-up emoji to a comment about China claiming kimchi as its own. Her apologies cut no ice. A South Korean internet star who live-streams herself binge-eating various foods – a phenomenon...