Liberals meet Liberals

On the evening before the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, participants that are part of the Economic Freedom Network Asia from China, India, Germany, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam met with Korean Liberals in Seoul.

Dr. Lars-André Richter, Resident Representative of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, introduced the work of our office in Korea. For the German Embassy in Korea, Johannes Regenbrecht explained how the German government is supporting initiatives to promote freedom and democracy worldwide. Yoo Jae-Kun, former Chief of Staff of the late Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, talked about the promotion of liberal ideas. Pett Jarupaiboon from Thailand showed a video about the work of the Economic Freedom Network Asia.

The main lecture was given by Dr. Kim Chung-Ho, Professor of Economics at Yonsei University and founder of the think-tank "Freedom Factory Ltd." Before talking about "The Challenge for Liberals in Korea", he performed a rap that earned him the title "Freedom Rapper". The evening closed with a lively debate, moderated by Tricia Yeoh of Rakyat Institut, Malaysia.