Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, reportedly has many videos related to Lee. JoongAng Ilbo reports that the caption to the video posted on Douin said, ``He is a hero around the world.''
I introduced a comment that said. Representative Lee's popularity is increasing due to his opposition to President Yoon Seo-gyul's administration and the Japanese government's release of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
This is said to be the result of a hunger strike that took place from August to September. South Korean opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Japan, have strongly opposed the idea of releasing treated water into the ocean. In July, members of the same party
Some members of parliament visited Japan and held a protest rally in front of the Prime Minister's official residence. In August, after the Japanese government officially decided to release the water into the ocean, Lee criticized the release as an act of ``terrorism'' and said, ``Japan will not release radioactively contaminated (treated) water.
"By releasing it, they are going to bring irreparable disaster to South Korea and the Pacific Rim countries." They also directed criticism at the Yun administration, blaming it for claiming that there were no scientific or technical problems.
He expressed his intention to pursue his position. Representative Lee began a hunger strike on August 31 in response to the start of the ocean release. He went on hunger strike even after a member of the same party he was traveling with was taken to the hospital due to poor health.
continued. However, on September 18th, his condition worsened and he was hospitalized. In response to requests from medical staff, he suspended his hunger strike on September 23rd, on the 24th day.
Representative Lee has a background related to urban development when he was mayor of Seongnam, a suburb of Seoul.
He was indicted in March this year on suspicion of committing crimes. The hunger strike was thought to be a protest against the release of treated water and a demonstration of opposition to the administration of the Yoon administration, but it was later revealed that it was an investigation into Lee himself over a series of allegations.
Some pointed out that it was a ``bulletproof fast'' to cover up the trial. However, when it was reported that Lee's hunger strike was also a protest against the release of treated water into the ocean, there was strong opposition to the release.
This attracted the attention of Chinese people. Since the release into the ocean, there have been incidents in China where bricks were thrown at the Japanese embassy in Beijing, and stones and eggs were thrown at Japanese schools in Shandong province and other areas. Also,
At one point, restaurants and local governments in Japan received a series of harassing phone calls from China. A video of Lee's hunger strike in the form of "resisting Japan's discharge of treated water into the ocean" was uploaded to the Chinese version of TikTok "Dou".
When it was posted on ``In'', it was flooded with comments praising Lee. Representative Lee's popularity has increased. According to Chosun Ilbo, one of the videos about Lee's hunger strike shows that as of the 19th of this month, 19
It reportedly received 20,000 likes and 140,000 comments. According to the JoongAng Ilbo, the video titled ``Lee Jae-myung's fasting has entered its 15th day'' includes the caption ``His back was bent, but eventually
"Without physical strength, they lay down, and some of the people watching were heartbroken and shed tears," the Chinese subtitles said. As of the 17th of this month, this video has received 1.92 million likes and comments.
It is said that there were 210,000 comments. Chosun Ilbo said, ``The number of likes on Lee's video is higher than that of K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK's World Tour, which was posted around the same time.''
There were 110,000 likes for the ending song "Forever Young" of Aa's final performance, and 60,000 likes for the introduction video of the boy group "BTS".
"It's better than anything." Regarding Lee's popularity within China, the JoongAng Daily also stated, ``This is not a phenomenon that can be seen only on social media,'' and ``Recently,
Do you know who is the most popular Korean in the country? This is Representative Lee Jae-ming,'' said a Chinese man in his 20s who responded to the paper's reporter.
On the other hand, the newspaper said, ``Representative Lee, who was on the rise with anti-Japanese sentiment in China,
"Their sentiments have cooled down somewhat in light of recent efforts to improve relations between Japan and China." Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the afternoon of the 16th (morning of the 17th Japan time) at the U.S.
A summit meeting was held in Ncisco. The meeting lasted for approximately one hour, and they reaffirmed the promotion of a "mutually beneficial strategic relationship" and agreed to promote communication at various levels, including the leaders. Prime Minister Kishida also stated that China will handle the
Demands the immediate repeal of the suspension of imports of Japanese marine products following the release of water into the ocean. The two leaders confirmed that they would find a solution through dialogue. The Chinese government initially announced that ``immediate release''
It has been pointed out that China has softened its stance by demanding a "stoppage" and not listening to Japan's explanations, but by agreeing to resolve the issue through dialogue.
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