{"id":2201341,"date":"2023-06-12T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2201341"},"modified":"2023-06-11T23:43:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T14:43:30","slug":"ruling-party-slams-lee-jae-myungs-meeting-with-chinese-envoy-as-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/ruling-party-slams-lee-jae-myungs-meeting-with-chinese-envoy-as-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling party slams Lee Jae-myung\u2019s meeting with Chinese envoy as disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP) continued its criticism of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung for his recent meeting with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, calling it an \u201cunprecedented diplomatic disaster.\u201d PPP leader Kim Gi-hyeon <\/span>stated<\/span><\/a> the meeting didn\u2019t advance South Korea\u2019s national interests and instead exposed the DP\u2019s willingness to harm South Korea\u2019s national dignity as long as it tarnishes the Yoon administration\u2019s reputation. Kim also made a sarcastic comment regarding Lee\u2019s explanation that his meeting with Xing was in support of South Korea\u2019s national interest, asking if subservience to China served the country\u2019s national interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s meeting with Xing, which was <\/span>streamed<\/span><\/a> live on the DP\u2019s YouTube page, showed Xing reading a prepared statement for about 15 minutes while Lee sat quietly during Xing\u2019s prepared statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to criticizing Lee, Shin Won-sik, a PPP member of the National Defense Committee, also <\/span>criticized<\/span><\/a> Xing on social media. Shin said that Xing wouldn\u2019t have made his \u201creckless remarks if China did not view South Korea as a vassal state\u201d and suggested declaring him persona non grata if he didn\u2019t apologize. The PPP also condemned China\u2019s retaliatory act of summoning South Korea\u2019s Ambassador to China, Chung Jae-ho. PPP spokesperson Kang Min-kuk cast blame on the DP for China\u2019s \u201ccondescending attitude,\u201d attributing it to the DP\u2019s siding with the Chinese Communist Party.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The recent episode involving Ambassador Xing Haiming is not an isolated case. He had been previously cautioned in 2021 for his comments concerning then-presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol. \u201cIf China desires the removal of THAAD, it should consider dismantling its long-range radars situated close to our national border,\u201d Yoon <\/span>stated<\/span><\/a> in a 2021 interview. In response, Xing penned an opinion piece. \u201cMr. Yoon mentioned China\u2019s radar, but I fail to comprehend his statement. I\u2019ve not once heard from my Korean friends any suggestion that China\u2019s radar poses a threat to South Korea,\u201d Xing <\/span>asserted<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an act of reciprocity, China\u2019s foreign ministry <\/span>summoned<\/span><\/a> South Korea\u2019s Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho, expressing grave concerns over what it termed as South Korea\u2019s \u201cunfair response\u201d to a meeting between Xing and opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung.<\/span><\/p>\n

The suggestion from ruling party lawmakers that China perceives South Korea as a vassal state, along with the calls to declare Xing a persona non grata, signals a shift from previous diplomatic niceties to a more confrontational approach. However, it remains to be seen whether the Yoon administration would assign the status of persona non grata to Xing. The expulsion of a Chinese ambassador could trigger severe diplomatic repercussions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP) continued its criticism of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung for his recent meeting with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, calling it an \u201cunprecedented diplomatic disaster.\u201d PPP leader Kim Gi-hyeon stated the meeting didn\u2019t advance South Korea\u2019s national interests and instead exposed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2201342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[27,28],"class_list":["post-2201341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-domestic-politics","tag-inter-korean-foreign-relations"],"yoast_head":"\nRuling party slams Lee Jae-myung\u2019s meeting with Chinese envoy as disaster - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/ruling-party-slams-lee-jae-myungs-meeting-with-chinese-envoy-as-disaster\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ruling party slams Lee Jae-myung\u2019s meeting with Chinese envoy as disaster - 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