South Korea has recently raised its investment immigration threshold in response to an observed skew in the proportion of Chinese immigrants gaining residency. The decision comes in the wake of controversies surrounding the voting rights granted to Chinese permanent residents in South Korean local elections, rights which are not reciprocated for Koreans in China.
This imbalance has led to accusations of unfairness and concerns that South Korea’s voting system may be susceptible to manipulation by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The situation has been further inflamed by a Chinese ambassador’s controversial speech, which was perceived as interfering in South Korean internal affairs, straining the relationship between the two countries….