What happened in the Lotte Incident in South Korea? Zhihu

Details of the Lotte incident in South Korea:

According to Yonhap News Agency's report on February 27, South Korea's Ministry of National Defense stated on the 27th that Lotte Group held a board meeting that day and decided to transfer the land of the Seongju Golf Course. For the Ministry of Defense to deploy the "THAAD" anti-missile system. The report said that if the two parties formally sign a contract, design and construction will begin soon, and THAAD deployment can be completed within 5-7 months.

At a regular press conference on the 27th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang responded to the matter and said that China expressed firm opposition and strong dissatisfaction to this.

Geng Shuang said that the United States and South Korea are advancing the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea, which has seriously undermined the regional strategic balance, seriously damaged the strategic security interests of relevant countries in the region, including China, and is not conducive to maintaining the security of the Korean Peninsula. Peace and stability. China has repeatedly emphasized that it understands the legitimate concerns of relevant parties in safeguarding their own security, but one country's security should not be based on harming the security of other countries. Regrettably, South Korea ignored China's interests and concerns and insisted on cooperating with the United States to speed up the relevant deployment process. China expresses firm opposition and strong dissatisfaction to this.

“I want to stress again that China is firm in its opposition to the deployment of the THAAD system in South Korea and will resolutely take necessary measures to safeguard its own security interests. All consequences arising therefrom will be borne by the United States and South Korea.” Geng Shuang Said, "We strongly urge relevant parties to stop the relevant deployment process and not go further down the wrong path.

On March 15, 2017, the South Korean Special Investigation Headquarters summoned two people responsible for duty-free shop operating licenses. Officials from the Customs Department were investigated as witnesses. Analysts believe that the prosecutors’ move is to pave the way for investigations into Lotte and SK Group, both of which are suspected of bribing former President Park Geun-hye’s confidant Choi Soon-sil. < /p>

According to the latest news on March 8, as of 4 p.m. that day, the number of Lotte Mart stores in China had reached 55. The day before yesterday, there were only 39 Lotte Mart stores in China. The total number of stores is 99, which means that more than half of the stores have closed.

Introduction to Lotte Group:

1) Lotte Group is one of the top five groups in South Korea and one of the Fortune 500. A multinational enterprise. It is currently developing businesses in nearly twenty countries around the world in the fields of retail, food, tourism, petrochemical real estate and finance.

2) Since Rakuten entered the Chinese market in 1994, it has included Food, retail, tourism, petrochemicals, construction, manufacturing, finance, services and many other fields.

3) On February 27, 2017, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense stated that Lotte Group decided to transfer the Seongju Golf Course land to. The South Korean Ministry of Defense will deploy the "THAAD" anti-missile system. If the two parties formally sign a contract, the design and construction will begin soon, and the "THAAD" deployment will be completed within 5-7 months. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the matter. , China expressed firm opposition and strong dissatisfaction with this.

4) On March 15, 2017, the South Korean Special Investigation Headquarters recently summoned two Customs Department (Customs) officials responsible for duty-free shop operating licenses as witnesses. Investigation. Analysts believe that the prosecutors’ move is to pave the way for investigations into Lotte and SK Group, both of which are suspected of bribing former President Park Geun-hye’s confidant Choi Soon-sil to obtain duty-free shop operating licenses. Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin said on the 24th. I love China and want to continue to develop my business in China." Lotte Mart's business in China has actually been paralyzed, and Lotte Group headquarters decided to inject 360 billion won into its Chinese branch as an emergency capital injection.