Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 |
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If you want to understand the future, find out what is being taught in the schools.
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Moreover, 51 percent did not know that the war started with North Korea’s invasion of the South. About 14 percent picked Japan as the nation responsible for the war; 13.4 percent, the United States, and 11 percent Russia. [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 |
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Much has been written about the rise of Chinese nationalism and its implications for the stability of Northeast Asia. But Korean nationalism could prove to be just as destabilizing.
The two Koreas, even combined, are no match for China’s economic and military might. But the latent intensity of nationalism on both sides of the peninsula’s demilitarized [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 |
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Tip Of The Iceberg
In weeks of street rallies by angry critics of Lee, what had been seen as the former businessman’s strengths have instead been blasted as weaknesses. Nicknamed “The Bulldozer” for decisively pushing through projects as a Hyundai construction CEO and Seoul mayor, Lee has instead been labeled by protesters as a “dictator” who fails to heed [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 3rd, 2008 |
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Last Friday, North Korea, which has more than 1,000 missiles with at least 800 of them ballistic, rattled sabres by launching short-range missiles off its west coast.
Experts said North Korea, which tested a nuclear device in October 2006, developed an arsenal of short-range missiles to threaten the capital Seoul as well as South Korean and [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 18th, 2008 |
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Unexpected Question
This is an interesting article. It gives us a clue about why South Koreans have no problem showing their anti-Americanism but might be hesitant about showing anti-Chinese behavior. They fear the Chinese and don’t fear the Americans.
From the article:
An American living in Seoul recently asked me this unexpected question: “What would have happened if the [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 27th, 2008 |
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An airbase inside a mountain is the latest sign that North Korea, whose links to Syria’s nuclear programme came to light last week, is cranking up its military machine
North Korean military engineers are completing an underground runway beneath a mountain that can protect fighter aircraft from attack until they take off at high speed through [...]
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