The apology posted by the domestic e-sports professional gaming team ‘Gen.G e-sports’ on China’s Weibo and its official Facebook page is causing controversy.
The outline of the event is as follows. On December 18th, Gen.G announced that he would be holding a separate event in Taiwan with his sponsor, Sidiz. However, when e-sports fans in China heard about the incident, they expressed great displeasure with Taiwan being referred to as a ‘country’ in the notice.
Acknowledging the controversy, Gen.G canceled the event on December 20 and posted a separate apology. In the apology, the company apologized for posting insufficiently reviewed social media content and said it would cancel all external events in 2023. However, in the apology, the phrase “Jianji respects and supports the sovereignty and China’s territorial integrity”, causing great controversy domestically.
(Source: Gen.G Esports)
Domestic e-sports fans expressed great displeasure that Gen.G, who grew up in Korea, used this phrase. They argue that the phrase ‘territorial integrity’ goes beyond cross-strait relations (connections between China and Taiwan) and can be interpreted as supporting China in all areas where China is involved in disputes territorial.
If you look at the original text, it appears to be a translation of the word ‘territorial completion’, which is a term used in the field of diplomacy and politics. It’s a term that refers to the right to defend borders and territory, and in China it seems to be used to mean the right to reclaim areas that they claim were originally theirs. belonging to them.
Korea has also been in constant conflict with China over the ‘Northeast Project’ issue, and the gaming industry has also experienced various controversies such as the ‘Shining Nikki Incident’ due to related issues. Looking at the community, criticism that the team did not consider domestic feeling at all, despite being an e-sports club based in Korea, is gaining ground.
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