Tae Young-ho: "Kim Jong-un chose a hardline stance after reading South Korea's flow... The source of his confidence is nuclear weapons"

People Power Party lawmaker Tae Young-ho is speaking at the 1st meeting of the 'Fact-Finding Task Force on North Korea's Atrocities of Shooting and Burning Our Citizens' held at the National Assembly on the 26th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Nah Han-ah] Tae Young-ho, a member of the People Power Party, responded to Yoo Si-min, chairman of the People’s Life Foundation and former Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, who described Kim Jong-un as an "enlightened monarch," saying, "Is Kim Jong-un really an enlightened monarch? In his 30s, Kim Jong-un has confidence that cannot be compared to his grandfather or father. That confidence is nuclear weapons."

On the 27th, Tae stated on his Facebook, beginning with the phrase, "Our people's property, lives, and next, is it territory?"

He said that North Korea’s stance of "strongly responding to violations of territorial waters" in response to South Korea’s willingness for additional investigations is "North Korea threatening us." He added, "It is audacious. It is based on confidence that it is okay to take a tougher stance after reading the internal trends in South Korea."

He continued, "Towards South Korea, Kim Jong-un is a strategic state monarch possessing nuclear weapons, but even if unpleasant things happen, he tries to show the image of a 'paternal enlightened monarch' who keeps the nuclear weapons sheathed and prays that 'the precious health of the southern compatriots is protected.'"

Additionally, Tae said, "The focus of inter-Korean relations is shifting from our national property and citizens’ lives to territorial issues. There is no place left to retreat. No, we must not retreat. We must confront this with the united strength of our people."

Earlier, on the 25th, Chairman Yoo said at the online "10.4 Inter-Korean Summit Declaration 13th Anniversary Commemorative Forum" regarding the "apology notice" sent by Kim Jong-un to the Blue House, "Kim Jong-un’s style is visible; he seems like an enlightened monarch."

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