On the morning of January 2, 2024, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, was attacked while attending an event in Busan and was stabbed in the neck with a knife. The attackers have been controlled by the South Korean police, and further investigation is ongoing.
After answering reporters' questions, Lee Jae-myung was about to leave in the car, when a man suddenly rushed over and stabbed Lee Jae-myung in the neck, causing people around him to scream in shock. The man's tool for committing the crime was a 30-centimeter-long knife. At present, Lee Jae-myung has a 1-centimeter wound on his neck, which is presumed to be a minor injury and is not life-threatening.
Lee Jae-myung is well known to Chinese because between August 31 and September 18, 2023, he went on a hunger strike in front of the South Korean National Assembly, on the one hand, to demand that the government carry out governance reforms and a comprehensive cabinet reshuffle, and on the other hand, to oppose Japan's nuclear sewage discharge into the sea.
Just two days into 2024, big things are happening in South Korea and Japan. On January 1, 2024, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Japan. Immediately afterward, South Korean media Yonhap News Agency reported on January 2 that Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, was attacked while attending an event in Busan.
At the beginning of the new year, South Korea and Japan are not at peace. I hope that Lee Jae-ming can be safe, and I also hope that the truth will be found out as soon as possible and justice will be given to him.