Does anyone think this is a slippery slope that could turn into another witch-hunt against the Korean left’s conservatives enemies?:
President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday vowed to hold those who commit state violence accountable and remove the statutes of limitations for criminal and civil cases related to a 1948 civilian massacre on Jeju Island as he honored the victims ahead of its anniversary later this week.
Lee made the pledge during a luncheon meeting with families of the victims of the Jeju April 3 massacre on the southern island, a brutal crackdown on Jeju islanders who rose up against the U.S. military-led rule following Japan’s 1910-45 occupation of Korea.
The then government distorted the uprising as a communist riot and massacred an estimated 14,000-30,000 civilians, or up to 10 percent of the island’s population at the time. The crackdown began in 1947 and lasted for more than seven years.
You can read more at the link, but if someone’s grandpa served as a private in the ROK Army for a year on Jeju during the timeframe in question, does this bill mean property they inherited is going to be seized from them?
Please leave anything you want to discuss in the comments section.
One Korean Middle East expert is calling for Korea to send troops and ships to assist Gulf Arab allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz:
Korea risks undermining its defense export ambitions in the Middle East if it fails to support key Gulf partners during the current conflict, a Middle East expert warned, arguing that trust built in times of crisis, not just technology, determines future arms deals
Jang Ji-hyang, a principal fellow and director of the Center for Regional Studies at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said Seoul has focused too narrowly on its alliance with the United States and its role as a middle power, while overlooking its strategic ties with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
You can read the whole interview at the link, but something the Gulf Arab countries could use would be for Korea to send air defense units to help them defend against the drones they have been dealing with. This would show proactive support to the Gulf Arab countries while not being involved in active offensive operations against the Iranians if Korea wants to continue to hedge on this war.
The Trump administration must think the Iran War will be over by May if they reschedule this trip until then:
The White House said Wednesday that a much anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing on May 14-15, after it was postponed because of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement on the summit during a press briefing, as Washington seeks to address a series of issues with Beijing, including trade in agricultural products and critical minerals, to name a few.
“I’m pleased to announce that President Trump’s meeting and a long-awaited meeting with President Xi in China will now take place in Beijing on May 14th and 15th,” Leavitt said.
You can read more at the link.
It will be interesting if anything will be publicly disclosed on what these two leaders discussed during their summit:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang, as the Belarusian leader made his first official visit to the North, according to the North’s state media Thursday.
The ceremony to welcome Lukashenko took place at Kim Il Sung Square on Wednesday as he arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day official visit at the invitation of the North’s leader, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Both North Korea and Belarus have supported Russia in its invasion against Ukraine, with Pyongyang sending troops and weapons and Minsk allowing Moscow to uses territory for the invasion.
You can read more at the link.
