Lee Jun-seok: "Cheong ignoring North Korea criticism... I don't know the diplomatic purpose"

Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the United Future Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 20th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the Future United Party, strongly criticized the younger sister of North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, the First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party, for unleashing harsh criticism toward the Blue House, saying, "I don't know what the purpose of (the Blue House's) diplomacy is."

On the 4th, Lee posted on his Facebook, "Hansin endured the insult of a scoundrel's crotch, called gwajahiyok (袴下之辱), meaning to endure immediate humiliation to achieve a greater purpose later, but I don't know what the government hopes for by tolerating the abusive language from the core of North Korean power," he said.

He continued, "To Japan, the Blue House is like a cowardly hero in a corner; to China, like a fly on a horse; to the United States, like a global pushover; and to North Korea, it seems as if they are wearing noise-canceling earphones, pretending not to hear," he pointed out.

Earlier, on the 3rd, Kim Yo-jong released a statement through the Korean Central News Agency titled "Expressing Shock at the Blue House's Incompetent Way of Thinking," pouring out criticism calling it "the height of audacity."

Kim Yo-jong continued sharp criticism with harsh expressions such as "presumptuous and senseless behavior," "foolish," and "incompetent," adding, "To us, the Blue House's behavior does not look much different from that of three-year-old children."

Regarding Kim Yo-jong's statement, Unification Ministry spokesperson Yeo Sang-gi refrained from commenting at the regular briefing on the 4th, saying, "There is nothing to mention separately."

Spokesperson Yeo added, "However, the government’s position is that South and North Korea should respect each other and work together for the development of inter-Korean relations and the establishment of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula." When asked whether this could be interpreted as an enhancement of Kim Yo-jong's status, he replied, "We will analyze it further and comment later."

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