After Yoon's Election Victory, Cho Kuk Breaks Silence... Promotes New Book 'Advanced Country of Advance Payment' on SNS

Reflections on Public Service and Evaluation of Moon Administration
"Behind Developed Countries Are the Vulnerable... I Intend to Discuss 'Social Rights'"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk shared a post promoting his new book "Gabulseonjinguk" on his Facebook page on the 16th. / Photo by Cho Kuk Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who had not been active on social media since the day before the 20th presidential election on the 8th, returned on the 16th with the introduction of his new book. The book is titled "Borrowed Advanced Country," in which Cho argues that behind South Korea's "advanced country" status lies the sacrifice of countless vulnerable people, and that these individuals should be compensated.

On the same day, Cho shared a post from the publisher "Medici Media" of "Borrowed Advanced Country" on his Facebook.

Medici Media emphasized in the post, "Cho Kuk and Medici want to say this: Our country takes pride in being an advanced nation in all aspects?politics, economy, society, and culture?but this has been achieved on the sacrifices of socioeconomically vulnerable groups."

They continued, "We must repay the debt to the socioeconomically vulnerable who are hidden behind the cheers for advanced South Korea," and explained, "To this end, we propose the concept of 'social rights' and aim to discuss suggestions for its reinforcement through 'Borrowed Advanced Country.'"

"Borrowed Advanced Country" reportedly contains Cho Kuk's reflections from his time serving as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs at the Blue House and Minister of Justice, evaluations of the Moon Jae-in administration, and unfinished tasks.

It also includes assessments of the Moon administration's overall policies, such as public welfare, decentralization, labor rights, and economic democratization.

This is not the first time Cho has indirectly evaluated the Moon administration through his writings. In May last year, he published a memoir titled "Cho Kuk's Time," which became a bestseller.

The book summarizes the events that unfolded after he was nominated as Minister of Justice in 2019 and contains his candid feelings about them.

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