'Hate China virus' puts South Korea's Moon under pressure

President walks political tightrope as the coronavirus epidemic grows

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Guards at the Deoksugung palace in Seoul wear masks to avoid the new coronavirus infection. (Photo by Sotaro Suzuki)

SOTARO SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in, already hard-pressed to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus in the country, is facing another kind of outbreak -- a rise in anti-Chinese sentiment among the terrified South Korean populace.

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