The South Korean doctors' strike, which has been in full swing for two months, has finally achieved initial results - South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue has apologized!
In fact, it is not unusual for Yin Xiyue to apologize. After all, as the internationally renowned "spiritual Japanese ", apologizing is an ancestral skill engraved in the genes, and it is easy to retract and release freely.
What's strange is that Yin Sang, who publicly stated on February 27 that " will never negotiate on the issue of medical reform, and relevant reforms cannot be compromised," was just when everyone was about to look at him with admiration, thinking that this "sex-licking beauty" Chondrosis President ” When faced with the domestic doctors’ strike, he finally gave in without any warning.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Yoon Seok-yue said in a speech to the people on April 1 that As the president, he failed to resolve the collective strike in the medical community in time to oppose the government’s plan to expand medical school enrollment, which brought consequences to the people. Sorry for the inconvenience.
At the same time, Yin Xiyue also expressed his sincere gratitude to the vast number of citizens who had to endure inconvenience and anxiety due to the ongoing collective strike of interns and residents to help the government's medical reform.
I have to say that Yin Sang is aware of current affairs and can speak well. In line with the guiding principle of " maximizing personal interests ", since there is no way to crack down on South Korea's medical barriers, it is better to be considerate and have no way to seek medical treatment. The people who take care of themselves in life and death have managed to regain a few percent of their support in the upcoming South Korean general election. The so-called "refined egoists", Yin Sang is undoubtedly the best among them.
Medical reform is not what Yin wants to change, he can change it if he wants to
To put it bluntly, Yin Xiyue wants to carry out medical reform, which is not a bad thing for South Korea. Even from a long-term perspective, some measures in the package plan to comprehensively reform local medical and basic medical care launched by the Yin Xiyue government in early February are quite groundbreaking.
The reason why Yin Xiyue wants medical reform is because the overall number of doctors in South Korea is small and the distribution of medical resources is extremely imbalanced. According to the 2023 oecd (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) health statistics from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea, compared with other oecd member countries, South Korea has only about 130,000 doctors for a population of about 51.69 million, with an average of only one doctor per 1,000 people. There are 2.6 doctors, which is at the bottom among OECD member countries and developed countries.
Even if there are few doctors, the distribution of medical resources is still in a "big-headed doll" shape. In terms of hospital level, 95% of the 130,000 doctors work in the top 100 hospitals, many of which are private plastic surgery hospitals; in terms of geographical distribution, Gangnam District, a well-known "rich area" in the capital Seoul, is the The core radiates to the surrounding areas. The level of doctors per thousand people in Seoul is five times that of the remote and impoverished Hunan region (Chungcheongnam-do and Jeollanam-do regions).
There are fewer doctors and more patients, the fertility rate has hit rock bottom, and aging is approaching fiercely. Compared with the wealthy doctors who work in private plastic surgery hospitals, the grassroots resident doctors in South Korea are overworked all year round. It is basic to work 48 hours continuously, and their wages are pitiful, so they have a lot of resentment.
After Yin Xiyue came to power, she didn't do much business. She took her 50-year-old wife on a "official trip" and licked her beauty, but she did a lot of it. The public opinion almost dropped all the way.
has entered his third year in power, and is looking at the mid-term evaluation of his presidential term - South Korea’s 22nd National Assembly election is just around the corner. Of course, Yoon Sang must do something big to give himself the few "political capital" To recharge, he pointed at the medical field that the people were most concerned about, and wanted to challenge the chronic diseases of Korean medical care. However, he did not expect it, and accidentally put himself in a ditch.
Brother Youli introduced in his previous article that what directly stirred up the hornet's nest in the medical field was the expansion of medical student enrollment in the Yin Xiyue government's health care reform plan. In early February, as soon as the South Korean government announced its plan to add 2,000 additional places to the current 3,058 university medical student places each year, doctors went crazy.
Once a confrontation begins, it is difficult to end. From early February to now, 13,000 interns and residents in South Korea have submitted their resignations and gone on strike to protest the plan.According to the latest news from the Financial Associated Press, professors at Korea Medical University and University Hospital have begun to minimize outpatient visits on April 1 to focus resources on treating severe and emergency patients.
As an "iron-hearted" president, and domestic doctors are not the same as those from the United States and Japan, Yin Sang certainly can't fall off his knees easily. Since the strike wave began, the Yin Xiyue government has threatened to revoke their medical licenses and send them to military service to forcefully order doctors to return to work.
Unexpectedly, Yin Sang-gang and Korean doctors were even more aggressive. Not only were they unmoved, but the Korean Medical Association also publicly stated that it would unite 130,000 doctors across the country and urge Yin Xiyue to step down.
Historical experience tells us that reform must be gradual. Yin Xiyue, who uses strong drugs on the medical system in order to increase poll support, obviously does not understand this truth. Well, this time, the changes were so drastic that they almost pushed me out of office. How can I fix this?
In order to defend the "barrier cake" that they have earned through hard work, the doctors are united and would rather die than return to work. The people's originally meager medical resources have been completely wiped out, and their sense of uneasiness is growing day by day. As a result, Yin Xiyue's public support rate has of course hit a new low. If he doesn't apologize and stop the loss in time, he may be directly disqualified from taking the exam, let alone take part in the general election midterm exam.
Korea Ono is big, and Yin Xiyue drags down the ruling party.
As we mentioned earlier, Yin Xiyue’s toughness and compromise with the Korean doctors’ strike wave are all based on the moving and changing political considerations in the political game. He has always been known as the “Trump of South Korea” Yin Xiyue has always been good at political showmanship.
There is one week left before the 22nd National Assembly election in South Korea. Political parties will compete for a total of 300 National Assembly seats. This election is not only a mid-term evaluation of the Yoon Seok-yue government, but also an assessment of the public sentiment of the opposition parties that occupy a majority of seats in the National Assembly. The ruling The offensive and defensive battle between the party and the opposition parties is becoming increasingly fierce.
According to the latest opinion poll released by "Korea Herald" and "Herald Economic News" on March 31, among the 4,041 Korean adults surveyed, 41.5% support the largest opposition Democratic Party headed by Lee Jae-myung, and 40% Support the ruling National Power Party headed by Yun Xiyue, and 12.5% support the third party outside the two major parties.
A poll conducted by the polling agency "Gallup Korea" from March 26 to 28 showed that 40% of the respondents supported the ruling party camp and 49% supported the opposition party camp.
Since the beginning of this year, Yin Xiyue's praise for his policies has repeatedly dropped. With the election approaching, the ruling party's poll support rate has been slightly surpassed by the opposition party. Yin Xiyue has "indispensable contribution" to this situation.
Relying on the ruling style of licking beauty, seizing Japan, and being tough on China, Yin Xiyue has now successfully put himself into the embarrassing situation of "everything he does is wrong."
As we all know, South Korea's "First Lady" Kim Gun-hee has disappeared for more than 100 days. Korean media analyzed that Kim Gun-hee's disappearance may be to help Yin Xiyue and his ruling party win the election. After all, due to the controversy over accepting designer bags at the beginning of the year, the relationship between Yin Xiyue and the ruling party The contradictions between the two parties are getting bigger and bigger, and many MPs from the National Power Party have demanded that Kim Jian-hee make a public apology so as not to affect the election.
Yin Xiyue, who is eager to protect his wife and firmly believes that Jin Jianxi is a "victim", will naturally not let his beloved wife apologize and accept the baptism of public opinion. Therefore, "hiding" Jin Jianxi may be the best choice at the election moment.
After "Xue Zang" Jin Jianxi put up a "safety card" for himself, Yin Sang's reputation is still not optimistic, and it can be said that he has been in trouble recently.
At the end of March, Yin Xiyue visited a supermarket to show his concern for people's livelihood. The price of green onions was only 875 won, while the normal price of green onions on the market was more than 4,000 won. People were furious about this and questioned where the "presidential green onions" came from. The Democratic Party of Korea and other opposition parties headed by Lee Jae-myung wasted no time in "disgusting" Yun Xiyue. Many congressmen held green onions to canvass votes at the congressional election.
One wave after another, the green onion incident has not yet been resolved, and one of Yin Xiyue's generals resigned due to controversy. On March 29, Yoon Seok-yue's newly appointed ambassador to Australia, Lee Jong-seop, resigned 25 days after taking office, becoming the shortest-serving ambassador abroad in South Korea's history.It is reported that Lee Jong-seop's resignation may be related to his abuse of power when he was the Minister of Defense, and Yoon Seok-yue's appointment as ambassador to Australia was questioned as a "repayment-type and protective-type personnel appointment." This matter was seized upon by the opposition party, seriously dragging down the ruling party. Choose love.
At the critical moment of the general election, Yin Sang was in trouble one after another. What's more terrible is that on relations with China, one of the hot topics in the election, Yin Xiyue was also severely criticized by his powerful enemy Lee Jae-myung.
Recently, Lee Jae-ming criticized the Yin Xiyue government's foreign policy toward China and Japan at a campaign rally, asking him why he wanted to dictate the Taiwan Strait issue. What is the relationship between Taiwan and South Korea? What is Yin Xiyue doing to provoke China?
The criticism from his biggest political opponent is so strong, it can be said to be a soul torture for Yin Xiyue, whose diplomatic strategy is almost completely tilted towards the United States and Western countries.
Now that the "mid-term exam" is approaching, the ruling party's poll support has been dragged down by Yoon Seok-yue. The National Power Party wants to reverse the current "domestic and opposition" situation in this election and provide support for President Yoon Seok-yue's remaining three-year term. Political hope may not be easy. In the end, in order to achieve good results and reverse the election, Yin Sang had to give in to the doctors' strike.
