Recently, China’s trade retaliatory action has emerged as a major issue between Korea and the China
in regards to the issue of deploying the THAAD missiles in South Korea. This research starts at the
point of understanding and resolving the Chinese consumer boycott of Lotte which is the main target
of reprisal. Based on ethnocentrism, consumer animosity and affinity, the result of 272 people in
China is analyzed, the ‘situational consumer animosity’ caused by the recent placement of the
THAAD missiles was a negative factor in the purchase intention of Lotte products, and the ‘consumer
affinity’ caused by the Hallyu(Korean wave) has been playing a role in offsetting this. It showed that
the current situation is difficult to overcome, but it also shows that the THAAD impact can be
overcome if the positive aspects of the bilateral relationship are strengthened. It was found that various
marketing stimuli adjust product purchases intention based on interaction between animosity and
affinity. And emotional appeal is more effective in the case of a high level affinity group while it is
found that the stimulation of the advertising is likely to provoke a backlash in a low level affinity group.
The study will be able to ascertain the empirical study of the consumer animosity resulting from a
particular incident, while providing suggestions in that it provides implications for a broad range of
advertising marketing stimuli.