청, on 'North Korea Nuclear Plant' Controversy: "A Political Offensive That Crossed the Line"

Blue House labels opposition's nuclear power allegations as 'colorism'... President Moon to mention social distancing at Blue House morning briefing

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] A senior Blue House official criticized the remarks about the 'North Korean nuclear power plant' made by Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, during a meeting with reporters on the 1st, calling them "a political offensive that crossed the line, a color-based attack, and an absurd agitation that spreads false information."

Considering the nature of the Korean Peninsula issue, which inevitably involves the United States, the Blue House's basic stance is that the very idea of secretly building a nuclear power plant in North Korea is absurd.

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Until last weekend, the Blue House maintained a stance of official restraint regarding the 'North Korean nuclear power plant' controversy, which had become a political issue. Although there are concerns that this controversy could act as a negative factor ahead of the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections, the Blue House seems to believe that the more it intervenes, the more it falls into the opposition's strategy to escalate the situation.

On the 1st, a Blue House official said, "I don't know if this is something the President should clarify." This was in response to a question about whether President Moon Jae-in would mention this issue at the senior secretaries and aides meeting scheduled for that afternoon. Instead, the official conveyed that a message related to 'COVID-19 social distancing' would be delivered, indicating that the President is keeping his distance from the political controversy.

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