Eventually Japan may go that way, too, as it recovers its full sovereignty. And Australia perhaps a bit later. It's the direction history is taking as Pax Americana grudgingly yields to a multilateral world without a universal hegemon.
The South Korean presidential candidate calls the U.S. military an occupying force: "We have not been clean since the founding of the nation".
The governor of South Korea's Gyeonggi Province and a member of the ruling party's Common Democratic Party, Lee Jae-Ming, openly criticized the US soldiers in Korea as "occupiers," causing huge controversy.
Photos like this, testifying to Korea's puppet status, may soon be history.
South Korea's "Joongang Ilbo" reported on July 5 that Lee Jae-ming once said, "The Republic of Korea is different from other countries. The government did not liquidate the pro-Japanese forces during the establishment process, allowing the pro-Japanese forces to cooperate with the American occupation forces and maintain the original Rule system".
Lee Jae-Ming also made relevant remarks at the Lee Rok History and Literature Museum in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, saying that "we have not been clean enough since the founding of the country." This is in line with the previous conception that the President of the Liberation Association Jin Yuanxiong called the U.S. military the "occupying army" and the Soviet army the "liberation army" when he gave a speech to high school students. Regarding this, Governor Lee insisted that "the U.S. military also called itself an occupying army" and asked critics to "learn history first."
It is reported that South Korea will hold a presidential election on March 9, 2022. On July 1, Lee Jae-Ming announced his candidacy for the 20th president of South Korea. He said that if he succeeds in being elected president, he will implement a strong economic stimulus policy, commit to promoting people's livelihood reform, and develop diplomacy based on national interests based on independent defense forces to achieve peace and co-existence. He emphasized that inequality and polarization have caused a crisis in South Korea, and that "growth can only be achieved by ensuring fairness and justice."
Yonhap News Agency stated that Lee Jae-Ming was originally a labor rights lawyer. He entered South Korean politics in 2007 and was elected mayor of Seongnam City in 2010. He participated in the 2017 South Korean presidential election, competed with Moon Jae-in for the seat of the Common Democratic Party, and formed an antagonistic relationship with members of the party who supported Moon Jae-in, but was ultimately defeated. In 2018, Lee Jae-Ming resigned from the post of mayor of Seongnam and was elected governor of Gyeonggi Province.
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