Rap group CD REV backed by China’s government warns South Korea in music video that ‘you’re going too far’ with deployment of US missile defense system
A rap group backed by China’s government is warning South Korea in a music video that “you’re going too far” with the deployment of a U. S. missile defense system, as Beijing seeks to bring its state-supported cultural forces to bear in the international dispute.
A member of the group CD REV said government officials worked with them on the video and helped to promote it on foreign websites, many of which are blocked in China by official censors emboldened by the ruling Communist Party’s warnings against foreign “cultural infiltration.”
In the song, group members chant that “about THAAD we say no, no, no, ” a reference to the U. S. Army’s missile defense system formally known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.
Later in the song, they refer to South Korea, saying, “this time, kid, you’re going too far” and “your big brother’s annoyed, ” a nod to China’s view of itself as the pre-eminent political and economic power in northeast Asia.
Beijing vehemently opposes the missile shield, saying its powerful radar will allow it to monitor missile launches, aircraft flights and other sensitive activities in northeastern China. South Korea and the U. S. say it is necessary to guard against North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons activities that threaten South Korea, Japan, U. S. territories and possibly even the continental United States.
