China Claims that It is Not Trying to Interfere in South Korea’s Upcoming Presidential Election
I don’t think anyone would be surprised that China would be upset to see Yoon Suk-yeol win the Korean Presidency:
The Chinese Embassy in Seoul has denied the allegation that China tried to meddle in Korea’s upcoming presidential election.
In a statement released to Korean journalists on Monday, the embassy expressed regret that a JoongAng Ilbo newspaper column published on the same day accused China of trying to intervene in the presidential election based on several Chinese officials’ remarks.
“China, like many other countries in the world, is watching the South Korean presidential election, but it has never intervened in it and will never do it,” the press release reads. “China’s announcing of its position and argument on China-related issues is aimed at protecting its interests and the overall development of Sino-Korea relations, and has nothing to do with the so-called interference in the Korean presidential election.”
The Chinese Embassy’s reaction came as the JoonAng Ilbo published a column titled, “China’s attempt to ‘intervene’ in Korea’s presidential election regretful.” In the article written by its chief Beijing correspondent, the journalist cited former Chinese Ambassador to Korea Qiu Guohong’s “inappropriate” comments about Korea during an online international academic conference held Jan. 20.
“I hope presidential candidates of Korea would not mention any sensitive issues related to China,” Qiu was quoted as saying, adding he believes the bilateral relations between China and Korea should not be ruined by some politicians’ remarks.
The JoongAng Ilbo column presented Qiu’s remarks as being disrespectful to Korea, pointing out that the former ambassador was indirectly criticizing recent remarks made by Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of Korea’s main opposition conservative People Power Party (PPP).The article also mentioned several other Chinese scholars’ remarks about how some conservative politicians in Korea tried to China-bash as a campaign tactic.
Korea Times
You can read more at the link, but Yoon should use this as one of his campaign slogans that he is the candidate that China does not want to see elected.
They haven’t had troops in South Korea since they massacred South Korean civilians in about 1950, right?
“CHINA CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT TRYING TO INTERFERE IN SOUTH KOREA’S UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION”
Sure, China. And your mom’s not fat.
Whiney the Pooh is chubby…and technically true, China is not ‘trying’ they actively are.
(Yoon) is the candidate that China does not want to see elected.
Well of course Joongang Daily is going to make that claim, as Yoon is the candidate that Chojoongdong wants to see elected.
The US also wants Yoon to be the man. Yoon also wants to roll back all the defense spending, cancel all weapons development, and rely more on the US military. But Yoon will declare war on China and North Korea, as long as the US is there to cover.