Jang Donghyuk: "U.S. Ignored, North Korea Mocks, China Dismisses... President Lee's Self-Destructive Diplomacy"

Jang Dong-hyuk, the leader of the People Power Party, commented on August 24 regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a North Korea-U.S. summit, stating, "This is the tragic diplomatic report card of President Lee Jaemyung, who once called himself a 'diplomatic genius'—the United States is bypassed, North Korea mocks us, and China ignores us," he said. "He called it autonomous diplomacy, but what we are seeing is self-destructive diplomacy."

Jang Dong-hyuk, the leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on August 20, 2026. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Jang stated, "President Lee claims to be a pacemaker as the United States pursues a summit with North Korea, but in reality, he is a troublemaker whose every word sparks a new problem."

Jang went on to say, "Neither the United States nor North Korea appears willing to include South Korea in the process. The United States did not even consult with us before canceling the joint military exercise, and President Trump effectively acknowledged North Korea as a nuclear-armed state. Meanwhile, North Korea openly mocked President Lee by launching a missile into the East Sea."

Jang further stated, "Now the fate of the Republic of Korea is on the verge of being left in the hands of others. If the United States, North Korea, and China sit at the table without South Korea, who will safeguard our national interest and security?" He stressed, "It is time to stop the reckless transfer of wartime operational control and the dissolution of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, and fundamentally change our policies on North Korea and national security."

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