President Moon Says Japanese Trade Restrictions Against South Korea are “Politically Motivated”

There is so much irony here when President Moon calls the Japanese trade restrictions “politically motivated”. Wasn’t the Moon administration’s attacks on Japan cancelling the comfort women agreement and threatening to confiscate assets of Japanese companies politically motivated?:

 President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ratcheted up the pressure on Japan to stop heading toward a “dead end” with “politically motivated” export restrictions against South Korea.

Speaking at a meeting with dozens of local business leaders at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, he stressed that the government is doing its best for a diplomatic resolution to the problem.

“I hope the Japanese government will respond to it,” Moon said. “I hope it will no longer go toward a dead end.”

He pointed out that Japan has taken the measure to damage the South Korean economy for political purposes, even groundlessly connecting it with sanctions on North Korea.

The move is “never desirable” for friendly ties and security cooperation between the two nations and is harmful to their economies and the global economy, Moon added.

He made it clear that his administration will push for international cooperation to cope with Japan’s action, while preparing for every possibility, such as a drawn-out bilateral trade standoff.

Yonhap

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