Yoo Seung-min: "Japan never fought a war with the Joseon Dynasty? Jung Jin-seok should resign"

"Vulgar Remarks Playing into Lee Jae-myung's Trap"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min strongly criticized the statement by Jeong Jin-seok, the party's Emergency Response Committee Chairman, that "Japan never went to war with the Joseon Dynasty," and called for Jeong's resignation from his position as committee chairman on the 11th.

On the same day, Yoo wrote on his Facebook, "Is this really something our party's Emergency Response Committee Chairman would say? This is a vulgar remark falling into the trap set by Lee Jae-myung (leader of the Democratic Party of Korea)," adding, "I strongly demand that Chairman Jeong immediately apologize to the public for this outrageous statement and resign from his position as Emergency Response Committee Chairman."

Jeong had previously stated in response to Lee's opposition to the South Korea-U.S.-Japan joint East Sea military exercises and Lee's remark that "the Rising Sun flag could actually be raised again on the Korean Peninsula," saying, "Joseon was rotten from within and therefore fell. Japan never went to war with the Joseon Dynasty."

Yoo pointed out, "Why did the Imjin War and the Jeongyu War occur? For what did Yi Sun-sin, Ahn Jung-geun, and Yun Dong-ju sacrifice their lives?" and emphasized, "We, the People Power Party, clearly state that we do not share the same views as Chairman Jeong."

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