Yuseong Yeop: "South Korea Is Not a Vassal State of China... Must Block Entry from China"

“Democratic Party Busy Making Excuses... United Party Focused Only on Political Attacks”

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Yoo Seong-yeop, floor leader of the Democratic United Assembly, emphasized on the 26th regarding the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) situation, “The Republic of Korea is not a vassal state of China,” and stated, “We must stop being cautious and block the entry of even a single infected person.”

At the lawmakers' meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Yoo said, “This is an emergency situation,” and added, “We urgently need to immediately ban the entry of foreigners from China and implement ultra-strong measures such as the Shincheonji investigation, as some local governments have recently done.”

He pointed out, “The number of confirmed cases in the country is already approaching one thousand, and the death toll has reached double digits. Yet, our government and political circles have not escaped from a sense of complacency about safety,” and criticized, “The government and the Democratic Party of Korea, who should take responsibility and block the spread, are only making excuses, while the United Future Party is focusing solely on political attacks, seeing this as an opportunity.”

He continued, “Who on earth is taking care of the lives and safety of the people?” and added, “Fake progressives, fake conservatives, and fake politicians are ruining our country.”

Floor Leader Yoo said, “Now is not the time to be leisurely engaged in political fights,” and stated, “Fortunately, the Blue House is promoting the ruling and opposition leaders' meeting that I proposed. I request that the meeting be held as soon as possible and that all political strife be immediately suspended from that point on to focus solely on the people's livelihood.”

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