A 'Hate China' campaign would be a 'losing game for Korea', one observer warns, pointing out the backlash in China would be even greater Claims by South Korea's conservative bloc that China meddled in the country's election could escalate tensions with Beijing and jeopardise trade ties,

Kim Yong-bin made his remarks while testifying at a hearing in Yoon's impeachment trial over the president's decision to impose a short-lived martial law on December 3. Yoon deployed troops to the NEC during the martial law and later said the decree was necessary in part because the NEC had been unwilling to address concerns over election hacking.

The Secretary-General of South Korea’s National Election Commission, NEC, Kim Yong-bin, on Tuesday defended the integrity of the country’s elections following claims by impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol that votes may have been compromised.