Chou Tzuyu, the only Taiwanese member of K-Pop girl group Twice, waves before her departure to China at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, January 10, 2016. The 16-year-old Taiwan singer with the South Korean girl band inadvertently shot to the top of Taiwan's election agenda on January 16, 2016 after she publicly apologised for holding a Taiwan flag, prompting anger in Taiwan as it voted for a new president. China and Taiwan traded accusations after Chou released a video late on Friday in which she said she feels proud to be Chinese and that there is only one China, after she held the flag on a television show. Picture taken January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kwon Hwon-jin/News1 ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
TAIPEI: A row over a teenage Taiwanese K-pop star forced to apologise for waving the island’s flag was rapidly turning into an international incident Saturday, stealing the spotlight from Taiwan’s presidential elections.
Leadership candidates running for office in Saturday’s pivotal vote demanded answers from China and South Korea after the video apology from a tired and sombre Chou Tzu-yu, 16, went viral, with more than 2.6 million hits.
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