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BEIJING: The news of North Korea’s severance of relations with Malaysia is a hot topic among Chinese Internet users.
The issue skyrocketed to the list of the hottest news of the day on social media and news portals shortly after local media reported it on Friday (March 19).
At 4 p.m., the story ranked second on Baidu’s search engine with more than 4.6 million views, slightly below the high-level strategic dialogue between China and the US in Alaska.
The hashtag # North Korea – Malaysia severed diplomatic ties was read more than 90 million times and sparked more than 5,200 discussions on Sina Weibo, China’s microblogging site.
Users have mixed reactions to broken diplomatic ties.
One of them, commenting on a short story, wrote: “The shorter the news, the bigger the problem, but this is not what a layman like me should worry about.”
Some people felt that unilateral action by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) would have no impact.
“After all, the two countries hardly have any physical exchanges,” reads a comment.
Some with overactive imaginations said that the Malays “may one day find missiles flying overhead,” but others laughed at this, doubting that North Korean weapons could reach Malaysia, which is almost 5,000 kilometers away. .
Others said Mun Chol-myong was not an ordinary citizen as North Koreans cannot freely travel abroad.
Some said it was a shame to see two countries, which used to have good ties, with Malaysia being the only country to which Pyongyang granted visa-waiver status, part ways.
Some users even praised North Korea for supporting one of its own citizens, blaming Malaysia for disregarding friendship in allowing Mun’s extradition to the United States.
Reciting a Chinese idiom “those who walk barefoot should not be afraid of those who wear shoes”, which indicates that the poor are not afraid, as they have nothing to lose.
Some also said that the United States was the real culprit, as Malaysia was “too small” to fight a global superpower.
Internet users have called on Pyongyang to follow in China’s footsteps and accelerate its development and strengthen itself so that it is not bullied.
“Making friends is better than making enemies, I hope the two countries will improve the relationship soon,” said another.
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