Tae Young-ho "Are Democratic Party Members Affiliated with the North Korean Workers' Party or the Chinese Communist Party?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding Democratic Party lawmakers calling People Power Party lawmaker Kim Seok-ki a "pro-Japanese collaborator who sold out the country," People Power Party lawmaker Tae Young-ho rebutted, saying, "Aren't the Democratic Party lawmakers themselves members of the North Korean Workers' Party and the Chinese Communist Party?"

On the 20th, Tae posted on his social network service (SNS) account, "I want to ask Democratic Party lawmakers if they have the right to criticize lawmaker Kim Seok-ki," expressing this view.

Earlier, lawmaker Kim stated at the People Power Party's floor meeting that "the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party government hopes for a regime change in South Korea," and Democratic Party lawmakers criticized him as "Japanese Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers" and "pro-Japanese collaborators who sold out the country during the late Joseon period."

Tae pointed out, "Lawmaker Kim merely listened to the thoughts of current Japanese lawmakers and our Korean residents in Japan and relayed related information to the party's floor leadership," adding, "Democratic Party lawmakers are excessively attacking a fellow lawmaker to the extent of character assassination."

He also criticized past remarks by President Moon and Democratic Party lawmakers.

Tae said, "Even when North Korea makes all kinds of insulting remarks about the president, such as calling him a boiled small brain, a scared dog, or a first-class fool, there are Democratic Party lawmakers who absurdly claim, 'This is not an insult but an attempt to have a dialogue,'" and "The current Democratic Party leader made a ridiculous remark, saying, 'Isn't it better that they didn't blow it up with artillery,' when North Korea unilaterally blew up the inter-Korean liaison office."

He added, "President Moon sincerely congratulated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party during a phone call with President Xi Jinping, and the Democratic Party leader even sent a congratulatory message related to the 100th anniversary," further stating, "Instead of protesting Xi Jinping's outrageous remark that Korea was a vassal state of China, President Moon disparaged our own country by saying China is a high mountain peak and the Republic of Korea is a small country."

He asked, "I want to ask which country's president and which country's party this president and party belong to," and questioned, "If the logic that makes lawmaker Kim a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and a pro-Japanese collaborator of the late Joseon period is applied, wouldn't the Democratic Party and the Moon Jae-in administration also be members of the North Korean Workers' Party and the Chinese Communist Party?"

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