PPP presidential contenders seek to woo voters with anti-China rhetoric

Conservatives in Korea largely remain divided after the impeachment of their former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol. But their presidential contenders appear to have found common ground on one issue ahead of the June 3 election: the threat posed by China. Speaking to members of Truth Forum, a conservative group at Seoul National University (SNU) on Tuesday, Rep. Na Kyung-won of the People Power Party (PPP) called for the shutdown of the Xi Jinping Collection Room, a resource center set up at the school's main library in 2015 to commemorate the Chinese leader’s visit there the previous year. “SNU has no memorial space or archives established for any of Korea’s former presidents such as Syngman Rhee or Park Chung-hee, who led Korea’s foundation and industrialization efforts,” said Na, a five-term lawmaker who formerly served as its floor leader. “And yet, the school operates a resource center dedicated to Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, right at the heart of its central library, over which many raise serious concerns and questions.” Na said she believes the estaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times