South Korea's speech sparked dissatisfaction
In yesterday's South Korea 3On the anniversary of the 1st Independence Movement, South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a commemorative speech, saying that Japan has transformed from a militaristic aggressor in the past to a partner in South Korea today.
This kind of remarks have caused dissatisfaction among people from all walks of life in South Korea, because they believe that such remarks ignore history, especially the issues of South Korea-Japan compensation and South Korea's *** victims.
Citizens' groups condemned the speech as an insult to the martyrs who fought for national sovereignty. Lee Na-young, chairman of the Righteous Memory Association, said that there has never been such a 31 commemorative verse, such baseless statements against the victims of forced mobilization are an insult.
Li Guoyan, Japan's compulsory mobilization civic group, also pointed out that cooperation with Japan is necessary, but preconditions are needed, and this kind of statement that it is regarded as a partner without any explanation cannot be accepted.
Kim Yong-hwan, director of the Foreign Cooperation Office at the Institute for Ethnic Studies, which supports victims of forced mobilization, said that Japan's refusal to apologize for forced mobilization would be the first time that it did not address a historical issue.
Citizens are interested in 3The absence of any mention of "historical cooperation" in the commemorative speech in verse 1 is puzzling. Zhang Mou, a professional in the workplace, said that there are still some victims who have not received a formal apology, so in 3Verse 1 indicates that it is somewhat inappropriate to be a partner with Japan.
Politically, we need to cooperate with Japan, but if we say such things today, I feel that I am begging Japan." This view has caused widespread dissatisfaction and opposition online.
South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in December last year that Moon's ban on the entry of some foreigners was invalid, allowing foreigners to re-enter South Korea even during the pandemic, North Korea reported.
The decision sparked controversy, with some fearing it would exacerbate the spread of the coronavirus. But the Supreme Court said the measures violated fundamental rights.