Korean War Archives - East Asia Research Center

September 8, 2023

Gwangju, Chinese Communist Party, and the Zheng Lucheng Controversy in Korea

2023-9-8, Tara O The City of Gwangju (Kwangju) in South Jeolla Province in Korea has been paying tribute to a communist, Zheng Lucheng (Chinese pronunciation: Zheng Lucheng, 鄭律成, 정뤼청, Korean...

China/Communism/Influence Operations/Korean War

April 26, 2021

South Korean POW Who Was Held in North Korea for 50 Years Speaks

2021-3-12, Boda [TRANSLATION] [North Korean defector [former Korean People’s Army (KPA) soldier] Kim Jong-a (김정아) interviews Yu Yong-bok (유영복), a Republic of Korea (ROK) Prisoner of War (POW) held in...

Human Rights/Korean War/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 19, 2020

Song Young-gil, “Korean War is a U.S.-Soviet Scenario, Kim Il Sung Was Unknowingly Thrown Into Invading South”

2020-9-14, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] On September 14, 2020, Democratic Party National Assemblyman Song Young-gil (송영길) argued that “the Korean War was a tragedy of Kim Il-sung (김일성) and Pak Hun-yong...

History/Korean War/Translation of Korean News

July 15, 2020

General Paik Sun-yup Gets 5th Level Funeral from the Government, But 1st Class Memorial from the Citizens

2020-7-15, Tara O General Paik Sun-yup (백선엽) passed away on July 10, 2020 at age 99 (Korean age: 100). General Paik’s contributions to his country during the Korean War and...

Korean War/South Korea

July 14, 2020

KORGAD Demands Burial of the Late General Paik Sun-Yup at the Seoul National Cemetery and Posthumous Promotion to Field Marshal

2020-7-14, KORGAD Statement Expressing our deepest condolences over the death of the retired Republic of Korea (ROK) Army General Paik Sun-yup, South Korea’s war hero as well as a symbol...

Korean War/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

June 13, 2020

Desecrating Korean War Veterans’ Graves at the National Memorial Cemeteries in South Korea

2020-6-13, Tara O A political movement, with the backing of the ruling party, wants to desecrate the graves of fallen warriors in South Korea. The plan is to desecrate the...

Korean War/Military/South Korea

May 8, 2020

Is It So Hard to say “You’ve worked hard to protect our country,” Association of Teenage Soldiers of the Korean War Finally Closes

2020-5-7, Chosun Ilbo [Translation] “All we ask is for you to say ‘You worked so hard to protect our country.’ I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to say it...

Korean War/Military/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

December 12, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party & 4 Smaller Parties Exclude the Main Opposition Party Again, Disregard Parliamentary System, Quickly Pass ₩512 Trillion ($432 Billion) Super Budget Without Discussion

2019-12-12, Tara O On December 10, 2019, the ruling party + 4 smaller parties, so-called “4+1,” formed a bloc to pass what is known as the “Super Budget” of ₩512.3...

5.18/Budget/Corruption/Economy/Human Rights/Korean War/Law/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

July 4, 2019

South Korea’s Defense Ministry Considers Jointly Commemorating the Korean War with North Korea on the 70th Anniversary of North Korea’s Invasion of South Korea

2019-7-4, Chosun Ilbo It was revealed on July 3, 2019 that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is considering a joint commemoration with North Korea next year to mark the...

Korean War/Translation of Korean News

Category: Korean War