President Moon Jae-in attends the “Democracy Video Summit” presided over by US President Joe Biden in the video conference room of the Blue House. yunhap newsAt the ‘Democracy Summit’ hosted by the United States on the 10th, President Moon Jae-in said, “Korea is a representative country that proves the value of democracy. “He said.
In a video speech on the second day of the ‘Democracy Summit’ presided over by US President Joe Biden on the same day, President Moon emphasized that “Korea will contribute to world democracy based on this experience.” This speech was pre-recorded.
At the summit held by the United States with the purpose of holding China and Russia in full swing, President Moon kept pace by advocating democratic values. However, he took a rather cautious attitude by not mentioning the countries in question, such as China.
Instead, he focused on ‘the harm of fake news’ and drew attention.
Following the previous day, President Moon expressed concern over the increasing difficulties in vaccination with fake news.
President Moon Jae-in. yunhap news
President Moon pointed out, “Today, democracy is under threat from within. Fake news that spreads rapidly through online media and social media is spreading hate and hatred, populism and extremism, and even instigating the refusal to vaccinate.” did.
“We are unable to find an appropriate deterrent because it may conflict with the democratic belief of freedom of expression,” he said. We need to develop self-cleaning ability to protect democracy from fake news while guaranteeing the freedom of the people.”
President Moon said, “Korea will work together to promote the independence of the world’s media.”
In addition, President Moon also introduced, “We must minimize the corona gap and recover together.
He also promised, “Korea will expand development cooperation projects to strengthen women’s capabilities in developing countries along with national efforts to promote human rights.”
