"President Lee Was Really Kind"... Chinese Tourists' Selfie With President Goes Viral Online

Chinese Tourists Meet President Lee at Gyeongbokgung Palace

"Truly Kind," Positive Reactions Spread Online

Photos taken by Chinese tourists who accidentally encountered President Lee Jae-myung at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul have become a trending topic on Chinese online platforms.

President Lee Jae-myung is taking photos with Chinese tourists. Chinese social media

According to social media accounts of China's official media outlets, including Xinhua News Agency's New Tanqin and The Paper on August 10, Chinese tourists who visited Korea shared on SNS that they met President Lee at Gyeongbokgung Palace on August 6 and took photos with him, posting related photos and videos.

The released video shows President Lee personally holding a tourist's mobile phone to take a photo.

One Chinese tourist who took a photo with President Lee posted on social media, "President Lee was really kind," adding, "He asked in English, 'China?' while taking the photo, and I replied, 'Yes!'" The tourist speculated that President Lee had visited Gyeongbokgung Palace to check on the heatwave situation.

At the time, security personnel were deployed around President Lee, and it is reported that after taking photos with the tourists, he entered Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Chinese netizens responded positively to President Lee's approachable demeanor. They left comments such as "He is a president who gets along well with people" and "He is truly down-to-earth." Another netizen expressed support by saying, "I hope President Lee stays strong."

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