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These are words from a meeting with Koreans living in China.
As mentioned in the last report, it seems that China’s development was praised by citing as an example that the amount of fine dust generated has decreased significantly compared to before and after Corona due to changes in China’s industrial structure (electric vehicles and solar power increased and coal power generation decreased).
Of course, as it is said that a lot of fine dust is coming today, fine dust still continues to come. It’s not that it doesn’t come at all, it’s just that it has gradually decreased. I just hope that it decreases further.
In addition, he said that it is important as a partner for peace and economic cooperation on the Korean Peninsula, and that anti-Korean sentiment has decreased.
It is worrisome that the far-right is so active, and the general public hates such people. However, China’s distortion and trouble with Korea, which has continued for thousands of years, is still in various fields, so in our hearts, we are still distant neighbors.
Only when those countries, including China and Japan, truly change and repent, will they become close neighbors, not distant neighbors.
These kind words are also needed as diplomatic lip service, so I guess I can just ignore it.
At today’s Korea-China summit, in addition to cooperation, we will also deal with acute issues (denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, West Sea structures, Korean peninsula, illegal fishing boats, etc.), and I hope that the summit goes smoothly.
We will cooperate, but we hope that China will also resolve issues that go against our will and make concessions.
Also, it is said that the number of Koreans living in China has drastically decreased from 500,000 to 200,000 since the coronavirus outbreak. I wonder how sick of the lockdown policy they would have been so many people leaving.
Korean compatriots are also going through a lot of hardships, and there has been talk of reforming the overseas voting rights system.