China and South Korea are calling to strengthen exchanges to defuse the confrontational sentiment of some netizens on the latest controversies which exploded after some of the short-track speed skating events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, as experts pointed out that some South Korean politicians should stop their irrational hyping of anti-China sentiment but take more positive actions to promote relations as the two countries are embracing the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations this year.