Chung Jeom-sik Urges Dismissal of Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, Calling His Very Existence a Mockery of the Military

People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeom-sik urged President Lee Jae-myung to immediately dismiss Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back, stating, "Minister Ahn's very existence is a mockery of the military."

During a floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly today (the 11th), Floor Leader Chung pointed out, "Recently, Minister Ahn's bizarre remarks have been drawing criticism," adding, "During his visit to the Air Force Academy in June, he introduced the phrase 'chubyeongbulgyeong'—meaning to remain calm even when the situation changes—stating that Mao Zedong said it, and emphasized that Mao's motto is his own motto."

He criticized, "In an administration that cannot even answer who the main enemy is, a Minister of National Defense facing allegations of desertion is boasting in front of academy cadets about holding up Mao Zedong's motto as a golden rule. What country's military and what country's minister is this, exactly?"

Floor Leader Chung emphasized, "There is also a theory that 'chubyeongbulgyeong' was originally said by President Chiang Kai-shek, not Mao Zedong. This means he adopted it as his own motto without even knowing its origin," adding, "Because such a figure occupies the ministerial post and inverts our military's distinction between friend and foe, our national security is rotting from within."

Floor Leader Chung argued, "This is why frontline units are on guard duty with empty guns and nearly fired mistakenly at a U.S. military drone," asserting, "Minister Ahn is disqualified on the grounds of the desertion allegations alone."

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