Ahn Cheol-soo Actively Opposes the 'Nationality Act Amendment'... "Is This a Pro-China Regime?"

Urging Japan to Correct Tokyo Olympics Website Content That Lists Dokdo as Japanese Territory

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 31st and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, has actively opposed the 'Nationality Act Amendment' that grants special privileges only to individuals from certain countries.

On the 31st, at the People’s Party Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, Ahn stated, "I strongly demand once again that the government withdraw its reckless and suspicious attempt to amend the Nationality Act." Previously, the Ministry of Justice had announced a legislative proposal to amend the Nationality Act so that children born in Korea to permanent residents such as overseas Chinese or Korean-Chinese could obtain Korean nationality simply by registration.

In response, Ahn pointed out, "The government's proposed amendment to the Nationality Act is, in a word, a suspicious case of creating laws for specific individuals (爲人設法)." He added, "If a job posting sets conditions so that only certain individuals or graduates from specific schools can be hired, it is not a public recruitment but equivalent to hiring corruption."

He also expressed suspicion that the government’s purpose in amending the Nationality Act might be to attract overseas Chinese and Korean-Chinese as a political support base. Ahn emphasized, "Some Chinese are making unreasonable claims that kimchi and hanbok are Chinese, committing 'cultural fraud' against the world," and added, "China’s current infringement on South Korean territory is at a serious level."

Furthermore, he stated, "If the Nationality Act amendment is enacted under circumstances where South Korea’s rightful national rights are unjustly restricted and denied, the Moon Jae-in administration will never escape historical evaluation and criticism as a humiliating 'pro-China regime' that reverted Korea-China relations to a dependent status similar to the aftermath of the Gapsin Coup." He urged, "The ruling party and government should immediately stop the amendment of the Nationality Act and respond firmly and strongly to China’s reckless cultural fraud attempts to claim even kimchi as their own and its maritime territorial incursions."

Alongside this, he called on the Japanese government to revise the Tokyo Olympics website content that lists Dokdo as Japanese territory. Ahn said, "They must immediately stop their shameful and shameless attitude of distorting Korea-Japan historical issues and indoctrinating distorted content even to the younger generation," and added, "I hope they immediately abandon the old politics that turn the peaceful Olympics into a stage of conflict and try to avoid internal political crises by creating external conflicts."

He also demanded strong measures such as recalling ambassadors from the Korean government. Ahn stated, "Under no circumstances can we overlook acts that infringe upon our territory, national safety, and sovereignty, and we must respond strongly," adding, "That is the dignified and independent normal posture of a sovereign nation."

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