Jung Jin-seok: "Democratic Party Views North Korea as Independent Regime and South as Puppet Regime... Not Color Politics but Future Debate"

Jung Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 17th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, sharply criticized the opposition party for accusing the ruling party of 'colorism' in support of Kim Moon-soo, the new chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council, saying it is not a color debate but a future debate.

On the 18th, Jeong posted on his social network service (SNS), "The mainstream of the (Democratic) Party still occasionally hints that North Korea is an independent regime established by Kim Il-sung through anti-Japanese armed struggle, and that the Republic of Korea is a country founded by pro-Japanese puppet regimes."

He said, "Viewing South Korea, ranked in the top 10 globally in economic and national power, as a 'colony of the U.S. imperialists' and a 'henchman of Japanese imperialism' is the Democratic Party's self-deprecating historical view," adding, "We must properly overcome this for South Korea to move toward the future."

Jeong emphasized, "The 586 generation of the Democratic Party overthrew the Chun Doo-hwan regime in their twenties. They were the driving force of democratization," but added, "That was 40 years ago, and insisting that the pro-North Korea and independent Juche ideas held then are still correct is nothing more than a modern form of reactionary conservatism."

Regarding the previous administration, he raised his voice, saying, "Why did former President Moon Jae-in never once raise his head against the Kim siblings, Kim Jong-un and Kim Yo-jong, who hurled insults at him throughout his five years in office?" He criticized, "The Moon administration's failures?including submissive low-profile diplomacy toward North Korea, pro-China deferential foreign policy, income-led growth, housing policies that caused apartment prices to skyrocket, and the nuclear phase-out policy?all stem from outdated leftist ideologies."

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