Mr. Lee himself has equated conservative discourse with hate speech and explicitly declared that it must be severely punished because it’s a “crime that goes beyond the limits of freedom of expression” and is a threat to “the very foundation of democracy” in Korea.
South Korea's Lee wants to eliminate conservatives
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Lee, in an interview with Japan’s NHK television Monday, said security is an important area where South Korea wants to cooperate with Japan, under the fundamental trilateral framework that includes the U.S., but “what’s really important is the issue of deep mutual trust.”
Japan hosting summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo's relations with Beijing worsen
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