Late Seoul mayor Park Won-soon was friend of China, critic of Japan

Park Won-soon, the three-term mayor of South Korea’s capital found dead on Friday, was a vocal supporter of China, offering solidarity with Beijing during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. He was also a fierce critic of his own country’s economic inequality and was considered a potential presidential candidate in 2022.Police said Park’s body was found near a restaurant nestled in wooded hills stretching across northern Seoul after a more than seven-hour search involving hundreds of…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3092580/late-seoul-mayor-park-won-soon-was-vocal-supporter-china-and