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The issue is especially visible in Daerim-dong, where Kang is seeking a council seat. Kang himself is a naturalised South Korean citizen, originally from China’s northeastern Jilin province. While foreign-born candidates remain rare in South Korean politics, their presence has become more visible as the country’s foreign resident population grows. “In my view, there is little doubt that the growing number of Chinese residents has been a key factor in bringing this issue back into the spotlight,” said Kim Gidong, an assistant professor of political science at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. But he argued that the broader issue extends beyond any single…

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