Opposition on Kim Jong Un's China Visit: "What Has the Lee Jaemyung Government Done While North Korea, China and Russia Draw Closer?"

"Entrusting National Security to North Korea's Goodwill"

The People Power Party criticized the Lee Jaemyung government over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to China, saying that while North Korea is drawing closer to China and Russia and moving to counter the South Korea-U.S. alliance, the government is relying solely on "North Korea's goodwill" without a diplomatic strategy.

Choi Eunseok, a People Power Party lawmaker. The Asia Business Daily database.

On October 25, Choi Eunseok, the party's senior deputy floor spokesperson, said in a statement, "Kim Jong Un, who had even been the subject of rumors that he was dead, made a surprise visit to China, met with Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and China's fourth-ranking leader, to discuss expanding economic cooperation, paid tribute to Chinese troops who fought in the Korean War, and returned home the same day." He added, "Kim's visit to the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea was a move to revive the historical symbol of the North Korea-China blood alliance, while crossing the New Yalu River Bridge reflects a calculation to open up an economic lifeline through a new bridge."

He continued, "The expansion of strategic cooperation among North Korea, China and Russia to counter the South Korea-U.S. alliance is not something to be taken lightly. But what is the South Korean government actually doing? The Blue House offered only the boilerplate position that it was 'closely monitoring related developments' in response to Kim Jong Un's surprise visit to China."

He also said, "North Korea is already broadening its diplomatic options while completely excluding South Korea. If the South Korean government continues to wait for North Korea to reach out someday, that would be nothing more than an irresponsible security gamble that entrusts the nation's fate to North Korea's goodwill." He added, "It is time to put the South Korea-U.S. alliance on a firm footing, strengthen South Korea-U.S.-Japan security cooperation, and present the public with a concrete diplomatic and security strategy to respond to moves by North Korea, China and Russia."

People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyungwon also criticized the government in a post on her personal social media account, saying, "Kim Jong Un's visit to China has shown the world North Korea's growing closeness with China, following its troop deployment to Russia and deepening ties with Moscow. Kim is now holding China and Russia in both hands and raising his value with nuclear weapons as his backing. What has the Lee Jaemyung government done while this situation has been taking shape? What has come of its efforts to appease North Korea?"

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