'Vassal State of China?'‥ Kim Jin-tae Criticizes Ruling Party Lawmaker's Proposal to Explain US-ROK Summit Details to China

Democratic Party's So Byung-hoon: "It Would Have Been Good to Brief China on the US-ROK Summit"

Screenshot of a Twitter post by Jin-tae Kim, Chairman of the Chuncheon City Party Members' Council of the People Power Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Regarding the inclusion of Taiwan and the South China Sea issues in the joint statement of the Korea-US summit, Kim Jin-tae, chairman of the People Power Party's Chuncheon City Party Committee, publicly criticized a ruling party lawmaker's remark suggesting explaining the summit details to China.

Kim Jin-tae, the party committee chairman, mentioned on his SNS on the previous day (24th), "A Democratic Party lawmaker wrote that it would have been good if someone had stopped by China on President Moon Jae-in's way back to explain the Korea-US summit details."

He continued, "Sharing summit details with another country is only possible if that country is a vassal state. Joseon sent tribute missions to China twice a year to report on major state affairs," adding, "To establish a king, investiture from China was necessary. The 5,000-year-old tributary DNA still lives and breathes," sharply criticizing.

Earlier, related to this, Democratic Party lawmaker So Byung-hoon wrote on his Twitter on the 23rd, "It would be good if one of the key aides stopped by China on President Moon's way back to explain the summit."

This is interpreted as So advocating explaining the purpose of the summit to China, following President Moon and President Biden's emphasis on maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in their joint statement and press conference.

Screenshot of a tweet by So Byung-hoon, member of the Democratic Party of Korea

The Korea-US joint statement did not directly target China but was interpreted as leaving room for Korea and the US to intervene in the Taiwan issue.

A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly criticized and opposed Korea and the US, stating, "The Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair, and any interference in internal affairs is unacceptable."

Furthermore, as criticism and controversy spread over So's post, So deleted the tweet on the 24th.

Kim also questioned, "President Moon Jae-in attended a US medal awarding ceremony. He is a war hero who fought against the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in the Battle of Cheongcheon River during the Korean War," and asked, "Are you saying he should report to China that he was unwillingly summoned to attend?"

Meanwhile, Kim Mi-ae, an emergency committee member of the People Power Party, raised her voice, saying, "Democratic Party lawmaker So Byung-hoon's 'proposal to explain the Korea-US summit to China' is a submissive act that does not align at all with national interests and the Korea-US alliance," and urged, "He should apologize immediately, and appropriate measures from the Democratic Party are demanded."

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