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October 9, 2026

Priorities of the Lee Jae-myung Government: A New Budget Item “Strategic Cooperation with China” Created, While the Budgets for Korea-US Alliance, Defectors, Denuclearization of North Korea Fall for 2027

2026-10-9, Tara O Budgets reflect priorities. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget proposal for 2027 under the Lee Jae-myung administration cuts the ROK (Republic of Korea)-U.S. relations projects, while...

Alliance/Budget/China/Defectors/Foreign Affairs/U.S. Comments: 0

October 7, 2026

Massive Patriotic Rallies in Seoul on National Holiday on October 3

2026-10-7, Tara O On October 3, 2026, massive rallies were held at Gwanghwamun and the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. However, major media in Korea did not report the...

Alliance/Election Fraud/Freedom/Lee Jae-myung/Rallies Comment: 1

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

March 4, 2021

Declaration: Former South Korean Diplomats Call for Freedom, ROK-US Alliance, Human Rights for Defectors, Adherence to UN Sanctions, Improving Relations with Japan, Abolishing China’s 3 Nos

2020-3-1, Former Diplomats of the Republic of Korea Declaration of the “Love for the Nation” Former Diplomats Meeting Dear fellow citizens, Since the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration, we...

Alliance/Communism/Foreign Affairs/Freedom/Freedom of Religion/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Japan/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

August 2, 2020

Unification Minister Hearing: Thae Yong-ho Asks Lee In-young About Espousing Juche Ideology, National Security Law, Ji Seong-ho Asks about South Koreans detained in North Korea, Park Jin asks about the Alliance

2020-8-2, Tara O Despite the disapproval from the main opposition party, President Moon Jae-in approved Lee In-young (이인영) as the Unification Minister on Monday, July 27, 2020. Lee was the...

Alliance/Communism/Jeondaehyup/Lee In-young/Security/Socialism/South Korea/Spy/Subversion

February 20, 2020

Seongju THAAD Base visit by Kim Moon-soo, the Leader of the Liberty Unification Party, “Strengthen the alliance with the US,” “Normalize the Operation of THAAD”

2020-2-18, PenNMike.com (Translation) On February 18, 2020, Kim Moon-soo, the leader of the Liberty Unification Party, visited Seongu, where the THAAD Base is located, to report on the situation. The...

Alliance/Security/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/U.S./Video

January 30, 2020

KORGAD: Exercise Maximum Diplomacy on Deployment of ROK Forces to the Strait of Hormuz and Stop the Attacks on the U.S. Ambassador

2020-1-23, Statement of the KORGAD (Korean Retired Generals & Admirals Defending the Nation) The government’s decision to deploy Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces to the Strait of Hormuz was...

Alliance/Defense/Military/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

December 17, 2019

Reverse the Direction of Korean Foreign and Security policy…The 8th Declaration on the Korean State of Affairs by the Former Officials of the Korean Foreign Service

2019-12-15, Former Officials of the (South Korea’s) Korean Foreign Service The 8th Declaration on the Korean State of Affairs by the Former Officials of the Korean Foreign Service “Reverse the direction...

Alliance/China/Communism/Defectors/Foreign Affairs/Freedom/Human Rights/Japan/Liberal Democracy/North Korea/Russia/Security/Socialism/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Totalitarianism/U.S.

November 20, 2019

North Korea’s Gat-Geun Tactic Aims to Destroy South Korea-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Relations

2019-11-19, Tara O The U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance has defended South Korea against external threats, especially threats emanating from North Korea, for almost 70 years. The U.S. and Japan...

Alliance/Defense/Japan/Military/North Korea/Security/South Korea

November 17, 2019

We Urge the Government to Withdraw its Decision to Terminate GSOMIA and Extend the Pact Immediately, Statement of the KORGAD

2019-11-13, KORGAD Statement The Moon administration has maintained its stance on the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), contending that the pact should be terminated since Japan tightened controls...

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