Park Sung-joon "Will You Also Choose Auspicious Dates for Presidential Diplomacy?"

"National Policies Must Have Openness, Transparency, and Fairness"
Opposition Lawmaker's CBS Interview Urges Truth Investigation

Park Sung-jun, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, pointed out on the 24th regarding the circumstances in which Feng Shui expert Baek Jae-kwon, an adjunct professor at Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, inspected the candidate site during the selection of the presidential residence, saying, "The presidential residence is very important for national security, and a public system should not be activated based on the opinion of a single individual."

On the same day, appearing on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Rep. Park said, "Although Saju (Four Pillars of Destiny) and Feng Shui can be areas of expertise, their views are very subjective, making it difficult to objectify," adding, "Objectification means it must be quantifiable and have grounds that the public can accept."

Regarding the People Power Party's rebuttal that Feng Shui should not be linked with a 'shamanistic frame,' he criticized, "For important national date selection, such as when the president visits a foreign country, would we pick an auspicious day like in Saju fortune-telling? Would we decide important national matters through Saju or Feng Shui? That is nonsense."

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In response to the point that Feng Shui experts participated in decisions in past governments, he said, "It is natural to form advisory committees to listen to experts' opinions and document them for use in the public system," adding, "The public system involves issues of openness, transparency, and fairness, and doing this secretly without anyone knowing means the public system has collapsed."

He continued, "The fact that a few people secretly do this is itself problematic," and asked, "How can any decision-making be done secretly like this?"

Rep. Park stated, "When representatives elected through public participation make decisions, policy openness and transparency must be ensured, and if not, accountability must be demanded," and announced plans to urge the government and ruling party to investigate the truth.

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