According to South Korea's SBS TV station on the 18th, after the South Korean Presidential Palace moved from Blue House to Yongsan from Blue House to , the South Korean government was reported to have invested a budget of 87.863 billion won (approximately RMB 440 million) to build a new hotel. As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused opposition from the political circle and the people. On the 16th, the South Korean Presidential Palace was still defending this in the afternoon, but suddenly conveyed President Yoon Seok-yeol order that night to withdraw the plan to build a new welcoming hotel. In response, the Korean National Daily commented that Yoon Seok-yeol said "doing" during the day and "withdrawing" at night. The plan to build a new welcoming hotel is like "turning your hands around".
The existing welcome hotel in the Blue House Data Picture from Korean media
According to SBS TV, the budget released by the South Korean Ministry of Planning and Finance on the 15th showed that it will invest 87.863 billion won (approximately RMB 440 million) to build a new welcome hotel from next year. As soon as the message came out, it immediately caused controversy. . Domestic public opinion in South Korea believes that before the plan to build a new welcome hotel was announced, the government did not explain to the people and the Congress at all. In the face of national economic difficulties, the South Korean government unilaterally promoted the relevant plans.
reported that as the controversy expanded, the South Korean Presidential Office responded to the construction of the new Ying Hotel on the afternoon of the 16th. The South Korean Presidential Office said that the relevant budget for the construction of the new Yingke Hotel was included in the final stage of the budget formulation, and there was no intention to hide it at all. However, according to relevant reports from the Korean National Issue, the Presidential Office also said in the afternoon of the same day that South Korea needs to build a new welcoming hotel to create a place to welcome foreign guests that matches its national status, so new construction plans are inevitable. The Presidential Guard Department also said that the existing welcoming hotels in the Blue House have been open to the public and used as places to welcome foreign guests will cause inconvenience to the public. Therefore, it is highly recommended to build a new welcoming hotel.
After the Blue House is opened to the public, Korean people are visiting the hotel. Photo from Korean media
"Korean National Daily" said that on the afternoon of the afternoon of the 316th, the South Korean Presidential Palace was still insisting on building a new hotel, but it released the news of withdrawing the relevant plan at around 20:25 that night. Kim Eun-hye, chief propaganda secretary of the South Korean Presidential Office, said that night that Yoon Seo-hyeo said that he originally planned to build the Xinying Hotel into an event venue that matches the status of the country and classify it as a future asset of the country, but unfortunately he failed to fully explain it to the people. At the same time, Yoon Seo-yeol also instructed the relevant departments to immediately cancel the relevant budget arrangements to prevent the public from worrying about this. In response, the Korean National Issue said that President Yoon Seo-yeol said "doing" during the day and "withdrawing" at night, and the plan to build a new welcoming hotel is like "turning your hands around". In addition, according to SBS TV, the South Korean Presidential Office also stated that Yoon Seo-yeol will no longer take the initiative to propose matters related to the construction of a new hotel during his term of office.
SBS TV believes that after the plan to build a new hotel is withdrawn, the South Korean government will maintain the status quo. While using the South Korean Presidential Palace and external hotels as places to welcome and meet foreign guests, it will further pay attention to the public opinion on the new hotel.
column editor: Gu Wanquan Text editor: Cheng Pei Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Su Wei
Source: Author: Global Network/Fu Jiajun
