Seri Kim excommunicated “The Chinese corona spread” Korean lawmakers also lost their hands.

Korean politician Seri Kim, who was nominated for the by-election of the 6th congressional congressman in the Texas District, scheduled for next month, was engulfed in controversy about’hate speech’ locally. While making a statement to the effect that China has spread the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). As the wave continued, active lawmakers who supported Seri Kim based on the commonalities of’Korean descent, women, and Republicans’ began to’draw a line’.

The remarks in question came from a political debate hosted by the Republican Party on the 31st of last month (local time). According to a CNN report on the 3rd (local time), Seri Kim hinted at Chinese immigrants and said, “I don’t want them to be here (USA).” “They stole our intellectual property rights and gave them the Corona 19 virus,” he criticized, saying, “We do not fulfill our responsibilities on our own.” At the end of his remarks, he added that he could say this because he is of Korean descent.

The headwind of speech was strong. When criticism was raised as’the racial discrimination that Asians inflict on other Asians’, active members of the same party quickly stepped up to’cut off’. In particular, Korean female House of Representatives and Republican members Young Kim (58, Kim Young-ok) and Michelle Park Steel (65, Park Eun-joo) made statements that they would formally withdraw their support. According to the Washington Post (WP) on the 2nd (local time), the two lawmakers asked in a statement to apologize for making such remarks amidst the issue of hate against the Asian-Pacific system, but Seri Kim did not show any regrets. Said. He added, “His words are against the values ​​we support,” and added, “I cannot conscientiously support Seri Kim’s running for the run.”

Seri Kim immediately refuted the position. According to the WP, he clarified the remarks as “targeting the Chinese government, not Chinese immigrants.” “I made a statement against the repressive CCP, and I was shocked to describe me as an anti-Asian person.” In an interview with some foreign media, he said, “I don’t think the violence against Asian Americans has soared.” He added that he has not experienced discrimination as an Asian.

Foreign media analyzed that Seri Kim, who is considered a’Trump follower’, may have been influenced by the Trump-style’anti-China’ sentiment. The WP said, “It reminds me of the repeated use of the racist term by referring to Corona 19 by former President Trump at the end of his term.” According to Fox News, Seri Kim was a strong advocate who declared that he was running, saying, “I am very honored to work for former President Trump,” and “I am proud of what he has done.”

Seri Kim was born in Korea and immigrated to the United States as a child. A former international law firm attorney, he entered politics when he was selected as an advisor to the health department of the George W. Bush administration. After joining the Trump administration in 2016, he worked as a senior advisor to the Ministry of Health and as an assistant chief of female entrepreneurs at the Small and Medium Business Administration.

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