Baek Hyun-jin "Where is the End of Submissive Diplomacy?... What is Moon Jae-in and Cheong's Position?"

"The government that betrays public sentiment and submits to North Korea has no reason to exist"

Baek Hyun-jin, Floor Spokesperson of the United Future Party.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Bae Hyun-jin, floor spokesperson of the United Future Party, criticized the Moon Jae-in administration on the 9th, saying, "If the government abandons the will of the people and seeks to submit to North Korea, then it has no reason to exist."

In a commentary titled "If Kim Yo-jong orders, will you also enact the 'Law Prohibiting Defamation of the North's Supreme Dignity (Kim Jong-un)?'" Bae questioned, "What is President Moon and the Blue House's stance on North Korea's successive hostile actions?"

He added, "After Kim Yo-jong's directive for anti-enemy operations accompanied by the statement 'The supreme dignity cannot be exchanged for anything and must be defended,' North Korea completely cut off and discarded all inter-Korean communication lines starting at noon on the 9th."

He continued, "North Korea has always applied typical brinkmanship tactics to pressure the South. There is nothing new or surprising," and argued, "What truly angers the people is our government's compliance, saying 'We will make a law' less than half a day after Kim Yo-jong's threat to 'make a law banning anti-North leaflets.'"

Finally, Bae criticized, "The Moon Jae-in administration's submissive diplomacy, which not only creates laws under North Korean threats but also suggests mobilizing the military to suppress our citizens, where will it end?"

Earlier, North Korea announced it would close all communication channels between the South and North, including the Blue House hotline, as a retaliatory measure against the distribution of anti-North leaflets.

In response, the Democratic Party of Korea urged defector groups to stop distributing anti-North leaflets. Cho Jung-sik, the policy chief, said at a floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, "If the communication line cut-off measure becomes a reality, it will be a worrisome situation where all means of contact between authorities are severed," and criticized, "The direct cause of North Korea's declaration is the backlash against the distribution of anti-North leaflets by some defector groups."

He added, "Unauthorized distribution of anti-North leaflets has long been an obstacle to the development of inter-Korean relations, so it is necessary to boldly resolve this issue on this occasion," emphasizing, "No act that damages the trust built through three meetings between the South and North Korean leaders can be justified for any reason."

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