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January 10, 2023

North Korea Ordered Jeju Spy Ring in South Korea to “Fight Using KCTU Labor Union and NGOs”

2023-1-9, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] It was confirmed on January 8, 2023 that cadres of the progressive political party in South Korea are under investigation by counterintelligence authorities for allegedly engaging...

Defense/Espionage/Intelligence/National Security/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

December 30, 2022

China’s United Front Influence Operation Agencies in Korea Revealed as Search for Chinese Police Stations Continue; Political Ties Discovered

2022-12-29, Tara O The Chinese restaurant in Seoul, Korea suspected of being a Chinese police station is run by Wang Haijun (王海军) [pronounced as Wang Hai-goon (왕해군) in Korean], a...

China/Influence Operations/Intelligence/National Security/Subversion

December 27, 2022

Chinese Restaurant Suspected of Being Chinese Police Station in Korea Connected to China’s State Media CCTV and Xinhua

2022-12-26, Tara O In a strange turn of events, the Chinese restaurant on the Han Gang (한강, Han River), Dongbang Myungjoo (동방명주), suspected to be a Chinese police station in...

China/Influence Operations/Information Operations/Intelligence/Media/National Security/Police/Psychological Operations

December 24, 2022

China’s Police Stations Worldwide and a Strange Chinese Restaurant in Seoul

2022-12-24, Tara O Safeguard Defenders, a Spain-based rights group, exposed China’s extraterritoriality by discovering China operating extralegal police stations in at least 50 foreign countries in a report “110 Overseas...

China/Law/National Security/South Korea

December 19, 2022

3 More Defectors Forced to Return to North Korea by the Moon Government in 2018; Defector: Hundreds of North Korean Boats with Defectors Forcibly Returned to North Korea in 2017 & 2018

2022-12-19, Tara O The Moon Jae-in Administration (10 May 2017-9 May 2022) sent back 2 fishermen defectors to North Korea against their wishes in 2019, and the defectors say they...

Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Japan/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security

December 7, 2022

KCTU Background: Korean Labor Union Pursues North Korea’s Anti-U.S., Anti-ROK, Anti-Japan Positions; Calls to Abolish the National Security Act; Coordinates with North Korea

2022-12-7, Tara O Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) (전국민주노동조합총연맹) abbreviated as MinNoChong (민노총) pursues demands that are anti-U.S., anti-Japan, and pro-North Korea. KCTU works with North Korea to pursue...

Communism/Demonstrations/Jeondaehyup/Labor Union/National Security/North Korea/Protests/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion

November 9, 2022

Moon Jae-in Regime Harassed Two Intelligence Colonels, Destroyed HUMINT Network, Severely Degraded KDIC Capability

2022-11-9, Tara O Two South Korean colonels, who had been working secret missions against North Korea for more than 20 years, and regarded as outstanding in their fields, were harassed...

Defense/Intelligence/Military/Moon Jae-in/National Security/Subversion

October 23, 2022

Lawmaker Kim Byung-joo, Democratic Party of Korea, Retired ROK Military 4 Star General, Criticizes Korea-U.S.-Japan Military Exercise

2022-10-23, Tara O National Assemblyman Kim Byung-joo (김병주), Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the recent Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S.-Japan military exercise. On October 12, 2022, he said, “It’s the same...

Alliance/Defense/Military/Moon Jae-in/National Security

October 17, 2022

5.18 Groups Suppress Freedom of Speech, Pressure University to Fire Professor for Speaking on the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, Sue Professor

2022-10-17, Tara O Park Hoon-tak (박훈탁) , professor at Uiduk University (위덕대학교) in Pohang City, spoke about “5.18 Gwangju” in class. For that, he was fired and sued. For incidents...

5.18/Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights

October 8, 2022

How North Korea Launders Money using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions

2022-10-8, Tara O North Korea launders money via cryptocurrency to circumvent the banking system, according to a former National Intelligence Service (NIS) official who recently left the NIS. He initially...

North Korea/Sanctions

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