The essence of distorting Korea’s history is all part of China’s ‘claim on Northeast Asia’
Commenting on the Hanbok controversy at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the biased call that resulted in disqualification during the short track speed skating competition, the presidential candidate for the People Power Party (PPP) Yoon Seok-youl clearly expressed his anti-China stance, “The essence of this issue has to do with China’s “claim on Northeast Asia” to subjugate and incorporate Korean history as part of China.”
On the 9th, Yoon posted on Facebook, taking a shot at China over the controversial Northeast Asia claim. He wrote, “During the opening ceremony, there was public outrage over not only hanbok but also that China was showing that ganggangsullae (traditional Korean circle dance) and yutnori (traditional Korean game) was a part of their culture.”
He stated, “I grew up learning the spirit of Goguryeo (one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea) and Balhae (Korean scholars consider to be the successor state of Goguryeo) during history class and that both Goguryeo and Balhae are a part of Korean history.” He also posted the YouTube video link of a music video, “Dreaming of Bal-Hae by Seotaiji and Boys, which Yoon Seok-youl, a young man in his 30s enjoyed listening to in 1994.”
Regarding the biased call on the short track speed skating competition, Yoon said, “I’m worried that our children will think the world is unfair due to the controversy over the biased call made during the Olympics,” adding that “I deeply sympathize with our athletes’ anger and frustration and want to commiserate with them.”
Yoon appeared on Channel A’s News A the day before and commented on the Olympics’ controversial biased call during the short track speed skating competition, “The athletes have been training for this moment with their lives on the line and they are the ones who are the most frustrated and angry than any other person,” and added by expressing his anger against China, “That’s why I’m sorry about that. Shouldn’t sports be fair and by the rules?”
He continued, “Our children’s generation learns democracy and rule of law through sports. So, I’m concerned that the next generation in South Korea will be negatively affected by this unfortunate situation we’ve seen during this Olympics.”
“Basically, our system, ideology, and value differ from China,” he said and added, “Our country, which prioritizes values such as liberal democracy and human rights, is different from China, and that China is a country in an alliance with North Korea, which makes it difficult for us to agree on politics and security.”
Commenting on the increasing anti-China sentiment in South Korea, Yoon stated, “As a person who intends to become president, I must not express any sentiment against a particular country,” but he stressed that “the reason why our people have such feelings is that the ROK-China relations have not been achieved in respect to each other’s national interests based on mutual respect while clarifying their identities.”
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