Belgium Recalls South Korean Ambassador After Chinese Wife Slaps Shop Clerk

Belgium Recalls South Korean Ambassador After Chinese Wife Slaps Shop Clerk
A general view shows the Seoul city skyline from a hilltop viewpoint on July 10, 2020. ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images
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Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea has been recalled after his China-born wife slapped a shop assistant in Seoul, causing an uproar across the country.

On May 28, Belgium’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes had decided to end Ambassador to South Korea Peter Lescouhier’s tenure this summer, a post he has held for three years.