Hong Joon-pyo "Reading Bolton's Memoir Reminds Me of 'Sim Yu-gyeong'... Likely an Accomplice of the Top Power Holder"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo commented on former National Security Advisor John Bolton's memoir, saying, "It reminds me of Shim Yu-gyeong during the Imjin War," and predicted "the downfall of the Moon administration."

On the 24th, Hong said on Facebook, "He, who caused the three East Asian countries to reach the Jeongyu War through false diplomacy, was eventually captured while fleeing to Japan and was executed in Uiryeong, Gyeongnam," referring to Shim Yu-gyeong.

He added, "Everyone who knows who played the role of Shim Yu-gyeong in this disguised peace talk would understand, but in this case, it seems not like deceiving the Wanli Emperor as Shim Yu-gyeong did, but rather as an accomplice with the highest authority," apparently referring to National Security Office Chief Chung Eui-yong. Earlier, United Future Party lawmaker Park Sung-joong also criticized, saying, "There is evidence that Chief Chung staged an international fraud like the Ming envoy Shim Yu-gyeong, who was executed for treason."

Hong said, "Two years ago, I compared the inter-Korean summit to the 1938.9 Munich Agreement and the North Korea-US summit to the 1973 Paris Peace Talks between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, emphasizing that both were disguised peace talks. At the time, my claims were dismissed as harsh words and slander, leading to defeat in local elections and my resignation as party leader. However, just two years later, seeing the Moon administration's North Korea and public deception filled with falsehoods and lies exposed in Bolton's memoir, I cautiously predict the simultaneous downfall of Trump, who was played by the North, and the Moon administration."

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