Unification Minister Becomes Liability for Lee

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Soo-yoon and Jo Da-woon = On the 13th, the conservative opposition continued to [call for] Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young, National Intelligence Service Director Lee Jong-suk, and others, citing abnormal currents in the South Korea-U.S. alliance...

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Unification Minister Chung Dong-young maintained an independent stance, dismissing rumors of a breakdown in the South Korea-U.S. alliance and calls for his dismissal, while characterizing the North Korean landmine explosion as an accident. Regarding the controversy over the leak of classified information, he shifted the blame to the United States by reiterating remarks he made during his time as a lawmaker; however, conflict persists within the …

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On the 12th, People Power Party Representative Na Kyung-won repeatedly urged the resignation of Unification Minister Jeong Dong-young, who had characterized the opposition's demands for his dismissal as "color-coding," stating that "using color-coding is an admission that there is nothing to refute." On Facebook that day, Rep. Na lashed out, saying, "Minister Jeong Dong-young, anachronistic color-coding? Who painted Minister Jeong with color?" …

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On the 12th, South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Dong-young dismissed claims from some quarters that the South Korea-U.S. alliance is facing difficulties, asserting that “there is absolutely nothing wrong with the South Korea-U.S. alliance at present.”