Novelist Kim Gyu-na warned that Korea's political reality could become a "world like a novel" in the future. ⒸHanmi Ilbo

Novelist Kim Gyu-na warned that Korea's political reality could become a "world like a novel" in the future.

In the 294th installment of "Kim Gyu-na's World Like a Novel," which she is serializing on her Facebook page, the author expressed concern about events unfolding in Korea, drawing parallels to China's Communist Party society through the works of Chinese author Yan Lianke.

The following is the full text of "Kim Gyu-na's World Like a Novel (294) - Is This Korea or the Republic of China?"

Yan Lianke's novel "The Dream of Ding Village," which starkly depicts injustice in a communist society, begins with the village chief, the grandfather, encouraging villagers to sell their blood at the request of the party.

The villagers are persuaded that "human blood is like a spring that wells up no matter how much you draw," and blood selling becomes rampant. The son, who takes over from his father as the one in charge of blood collection, reuses cotton and syringes multiple times to save money. As a result, residents die of AIDS.

The village has become occupied by death, yet residents fight over lust and water. They squabble over who will sit in the chief's position. How can a village turned into hell be restored?

Recently, spam emails have been flooding in every day. This began in June after the leak of personal information from Coupang was reported. The Chinese suspect has already left the country.

Temu and Ali began offering dawn delivery around the time of the E-Land logistics center fire and when the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions tried to ban Coupang's dawn delivery. JD.com, known as China's Amazon, has also established logistics centers in Incheon and Icheon. Where did Coupang's customer information, numbering 33.7 million people, go? Who benefits if Coupang can no longer offer dawn delivery?

The first entity to express reservations about the screening of the documentary film , which deals with allegations of organ harvesting and the violence of Chinese state power, was CGV. Megabox unilaterally canceled screenings for ticket holders without any prior notice, despite the shows being sold out.

Lotte Cinema also informed us in November that further screenings would be difficult. The reason given was that it was a "political film." However, how can the Chinese film "731," which exposes Japanese human experimentation, be screened?

This has become a country where a building owner is arrested for hanging a banner that says "Anti-Communist," and the Human Rights Commission investigates a cafe owner for prohibiting Chinese customers. It is acceptable for Chinese people to march in military uniforms waving the Five-Starred Red Flag on the Han River, and installing the Five-Starred Red Flag alongside the Taegeukgi in Jeju is not a problem. Even if someone defecates near the wall of Gyeongbok Palace, they are not punished if they are Chinese.

However, who proposed a law to punish those who curse Chinese people with up to five years in prison, suspension of qualifications for up to ten years, or a fine of up to 10 million won? It was the same people who advocated for "No No Japan, we will not yield, we will not go, we will not buy, raise your bamboo spears."

Tracing the root of the phenomenon of disappearing freedom leads back to the supreme leader who said, "Why are you messing with China? Just say 'Xie Xie'," and behind him is China, which regards the person who said that as "the only wise person in Korea."

We have prided ourselves on being a generation fortunate enough to live in a time of peace. However, war is not just fought with guns and cannons. We just didn't want to see it, but the flag of the Chinese Communist Party has been casting a dark shadow over our country for a long time.

We must all awaken and become "a bird struggling to achieve freedom." We must all cry out with the "cries of birds struggling to achieve freedom and independence from the oppression of the CCP and the dictator who says 'Xie Xie' to them."

Awaken, individuals!

Arise, free Republic of Korea!

The following is Yan Lianke's "A Letter to Korean Readers" that novelist Kim Gyu-na introduced.

"The Chinese publisher that published sued me, stating that the work had 'greatly damaged the honor of the state and caused enormous political and economic losses to them.' After becoming a defendant solely for writing, I learned through the court's trial process what 'crime' my writing and the book had committed in China. And after long deliberation, I realized that in fact, I, the writer, am a bird struggling to achieve flight, and that and my writing are indeed the cries of a bird struggling to achieve flight."

In a phone interview with Hanmi Ilbo, novelist Kim Gyu-na said, "Yan Lianke's novel tells us well how terrible it is to live in a communist world. Also, the current president of Korea wields dictatorial power and appropriates laws. If we do nothing, we will pay the price someday. It is a time to consider what stance we should take to protect our freedom."

Kim plans to serialize "Kim Gyu-na's World Like a Novel" on Facebook for the time being. She stated, "I can speak more honestly without worrying about editors or word limits," and she is only receiving personal donations. The subscription fee is 10,000 won. By depositing 10,000 won into "Shinhan Bank 110-072-537351, Kim Gyu-na," you can listen to her "stories she wants to convey through writing" for a little longer.