Sung Il-jong: "Lee Jae-myung, who doesn't understand the concept of national defense... The party leader is inciting anti-Japan with the Death Bamboo Spear song"

Sung Il-jong, Chairman of the Policy Committee of the People Power Party, is delivering a opening remark at the party-government meeting held on the 28th at the National Assembly to find measures to resolve the late-night taxi shortage. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kwon Hyun-ji] Seong Il-jong, Chairman of the Policy Committee of the People Power Party, criticized Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 7th for his questioning at the National Defense Committee's audit the previous day, calling it "anti-Japanese inflammatory rhetoric" and saying he "does not even understand the concept of national defense."

At the National Assembly's audit countermeasure meeting held that morning, Chairman Seong pointed out that Lee's question during the National Defense Committee audit yesterday?"If joint exercises are conducted with the Japan Self-Defense Forces near Dokdo, does that mean officially recognizing the Self-Defense Forces as Japan's military?"?was a "shallow political attack aimed at giving the impression that the Republic of Korea's military is leading the recognition of the Self-Defense Forces as an official military force by involving Japan."

Regarding Lee's question, "In the past, exercises were conducted near Japanese waters or the South Sea, so why conduct them near Dokdo?" Seong retorted, "I ask Lee: If exercises are held in the East Sea, does that mean officially recognizing the Japan Self-Defense Forces as a formal military? And if joint exercises are held in the South Sea, does that mean not recognizing the Japan Self-Defense Forces as an official military?"

He added, "The trilateral joint exercises among South Korea, the United States, and Japan have been conducted according to an agreement made on October 23, 2017, during the Moon Jae-in administration, when Defense Minister Song Young-moo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mattis, and Japan's Defense Minister Onodera met in Clark, Philippines," and urged, "If you are a member of the National Defense Committee, please be well-informed about these facts before questioning."

Chairman Seong also stated, "Trilateral military exercises among South Korea, the United States, and Japan have been held multiple times during the Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in administrations as well," and criticized, "With North Korea's nuclear missiles threatening us, why deny these international exercises aimed at controlling North Korean submarines?"

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