Yeo: "Subservient diplomacy of giving Japan favors... Destroys national self-esteem"

Minju: "Regarding Japan Dispatch, Must Reveal Which People Power Party Executive"

The Democratic Party of Korea strongly criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol for quoting a statement by a representative Japanese invasion theorist during his lecture at Keio University. They also pressured the ruling party, demanding, "Reveal who the People Power Party official dispatched to Japan is," in response to local Japanese media reports that a ruling party official visited Japan ahead of the Korea-Japan summit and asked the Japanese Prime Minister to mention 'apology' and 'reflection.'

On the 18th, Chief Spokesperson Ahn Ho-young said in a written briefing, "Okakura Tenshin, whom President Yoon quoted during his speech at Keio University the previous day, was a Korean disparager who claimed 'Joseon was originally Japanese territory,'" and questioned, "How can the President of the Republic of Korea quote the words of an invasion theorist who actively supported colonial rule?"

Chief Spokesperson Ahn asked, "What is the reason President Yoon quoted the words of an invasion theorist who justified Japan's invasion? Is he endorsing Japan's colonial rule?" He asserted, "President Yoon's submissive diplomacy toward Japan can no longer be called pro-Japanese diplomacy but must be called worshipful diplomacy." He continued, "It is suspicious whether he is trying to act as the Governor-General of Joseon after having sold out national interests and the dignity of the people to Japan," and urged, "President Yoon must clearly explain why he quoted the invasion theorist's words."

Chief Spokesperson Ahn criticized, "The report that a ruling party official begged for an apology before the summit, which was not coordinated by the government's diplomatic line, and was rejected, is unacceptable," and said, "This is submissive diplomacy that could not happen unless they decided to give everything to Japan."

He said, "This Korea-Japan summit is the worst diplomatic disaster in history, where everything that could be given away was handed over, only to receive a shameless bill," and added, "It is an incident where the government and the ruling party acted as one to destroy the national pride of the people." He then demanded, "Reveal who the People Power Party official dispatched to Japan is, what qualifications they had to engage in begging diplomacy, and what secret agreements were made with Japan," warning, "If they intend to bury this in silence, the people will not tolerate it."

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