On June 25, Moon Introduced the Book 'US-China War'... Lee Jun-seok Says "Political Implication"

Former President Moon Jae-in was criticized by former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok for introducing the book '1950 US-China War' on the occasion of the Korean War Memorial Day, with Lee saying it has "political implications."

On the 26th, Lee posted on his social media, "If a political figure uses terms that others rarely use, it is correct to see political implications within that," he said.

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Earlier, former President Moon introduced the book '1950 US-China War' on his SNS to mark the Korean War, saying, "'1950 US-China War' shows that the Korean War was an international war."

Lee criticized, "The Korean War was a provocation initiated by Kim Il-sung and approved by Stalin. It was an attempt to forcibly annex the Republic of Korea," adding, "Since this mistake cannot be denied, the perspective is changed to portray the US as the instigator of the conflict, using the image of 'a war against the US' as propaganda in the communist bloc."

He said that the use of the term 'Hangmiywonjo (抗美援朝) War' in China regarding the Korean War is in a similar context, calling it "a perspective and term that should not become widespread."

Lee stated, "Just as there was a strenuous effort to change the term 'Gwangju Incident' to the '5.18 Democratization Movement' due to its strong political meaning, terms that glorify Kim Il-sung's planned war provocation as 'a product of international relations' carry significant political meaning and are dangerous," urging, "Let's never use that term."

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