People Power Party on Noh Young-min's claim of 'secret apology to Yoon's side in China'... "Clear lie"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 4th, the People Power Party criticized former Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min's so-called 'secret apology to China' remark as "a clear lie and an unacceptable slander."

Jang Young-il, the full-time deputy spokesperson, said in a statement that day, "Former Chief Noh should clearly present the basis of his remarks. Responsibility for spreading false information will definitely be held accountable."

Deputy Spokesperson Jang added, "I don't know if rude remarks and shamelessness are daily and a source of pride for former Chief Noh, but it is disgraceful," and urged the Democratic Party to reflect and apologize for riding on former Chief Noh's false claims and repeatedly distorting facts without verifying them.

Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol also told reporters at the 'Presidential Election Candidate Agricultural Policy Vision Presentation' that "Democratic Party members are really good at making up baseless stories" in response to former Chief Noh's remarks.

Earlier, former Chief of Staff Noh said in an interview with BBS that "While Candidate Yoon's side makes anti-China remarks upfront, behind the scenes they secretly make apologetic explanations to China, engaging in double-dealing."

Deputy Spokesperson Jang responded to former Chief Noh's claim in the interview that "an agreement was made between South Korea and the U.S. not to deploy additional THAAD" by stating, "The remark by Minister Kang Kyung-hwa in October 2017, which former Chief Noh referred to, was the Moon Jae-in administration's position of 'not considering additional THAAD deployment.'" He continued, "The Moon administration succumbed to China's 'three no's' pressure regarding THAAD, and the controversy over a secret agreement between South Korea and China has yet to be resolved. Since this happened when former Chief Noh was a Chinese ambassador, it is suspected that he confused the South Korea-China agreement with the South Korea-U.S. agreement. If he is confident, he should openly disclose it."

Spokesperson Hwang Gyu-hwan also pointed out in a verbal statement, "If the administration that former Chief Noh belonged to had done its job properly, the people would not have been anxious about North Korea's missile provocations." He added, "Not only labeling Candidate Yoon's remarks about protecting national security as 'anti-China remarks,' but also spreading 'hearsay' as if it were true?there is no greater misinformation than this."

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