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May 13, 2020

The Arrest of Yet Another Journalist (Sung Sang-hoon) for Saying “Maybe He Died of Coronavirus”; More Suppression of YouTubers Expected

2020-5-13, Tara O Sung Sang-hoon (성상훈), a journalist who runs the Global Defense News (글로벌디펜스뉴스) YouTube channel and website, was arrested and jailed on May 13, 2020. His “crime” was...

Censorship/China/Defectors/Lawfare/Wuhan Virus

April 21, 2020

To Give Coronavirus Disaster Aid…Defense Budget Cut by ₩904.7 Billion (~$750 Million), Including the Budget for F-35 Stealth Fighter

2020-4-17, NewDaily [Translation] The government of Moon Jae-in decided to cut ₩904.7 billion (~$750 million) in the defense budget this year in the name of providing emergency disaster aid to...

Defense/Elections/Military/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

April 5, 2020

A Tale of Two Models: Taiwan and South Korea in the Handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic

2020-4-5, Tara O As SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus originating from Wuhan, spreads throughout the world, press reporting highlights some Asian countries as models for handling the coronavirus situation. Numerous western reports...

China/Coronavirus/South Korea/Wuhan Virus

March 23, 2020

Mask Shortages in South Korea amidst the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak, China, Central Planning, and Corruption

2020-3-23, Tara O South Korea is suffering from nation-wide mask shortages. There are not enough masks and protective suits for the health care workers treating the Wuhan Virus-infected patients at...

China/Communism/Corruption/Moon Jae-in/Socialism/South Korea/Wuhan Virus

March 10, 2020

Changing the Constitution: Some South Korean Lawmakers Surreptitiously Propose to Change the Constitution if 2% of the Population Agree

2020-3-10, Tara O In a surprise move, and amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, a group of lawmakers tabled a bill– “One Point Constitutional Amendment”– to change South Korea’s Constitution, if 1,000,000...

Constitution/Elections/Labor Union/Law/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Wuhan Virus

March 8, 2020

Chinagate: Chinese Trolls, Sockpuppets in South Korea to Manipulate Public Opinion Online, Impact Politics, and Intervene in Internal Affairs

2020-3-8, Tara O China has long been known to employ its “50 Cent Army”– a group used to manipulate public opinion by sockpuppetry and trolling on the internet. Sockpuppetry is...

Censorship/China/Disinformation/Elections/Hacking/Lawfare/Opinion Rigging/South Korea/Subversion/Wuhan Virus

February 27, 2020

Is the Blue House Hacking its own Website? Hackers Manipulate to Reduce the Number Supporting Moon Jae-in’s Impeachment Petition Posted on the Blue House Website

2020-2-27, 작스튜브ZAKSTUBE [Note: Starting 1:44, the person refreshes the website repeatedly during a 4 minute period to show what is happening to the support numbers. As time goes, the number...

Hacking/Impeachment/Opinion Rigging/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

February 27, 2020

Over 1,000,000 Urge the Impeachment of Moon Jae-in of South Korea for his Poor Handling of the Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak

2020-2-27, Tara O A Blue House petition calling for the impeachment of President Moon Jae-in began on February 4, 2020. Normally, it stays up on the website for 30 days...

China/South Korea/Wuhan Virus

February 18, 2020

Snowstorm, Wuhan Virus, Chinese Micro Dust, Could Not Keep Away the Crowd Calling for Moon Jae-in to Step Down

2020-2-18, Tara O Over the last weekend (15-16 February 2020), a large rally occurred at the Syngman Rhee Plaza (Gwanghwamun Square) in Seoul, South Korea, despite the snowstorm, below freezing...

Communism/Freedom/Lawfare/Media/Protests/Socialism/South Korea/Wuhan Virus

February 10, 2020

30,000 Chinese come to South Korea Everyday…Moon, Instead of Banning Entry, Emphasizes “Let’s Share the Suffering”

2020-02-23, NewDaily [translation] Citizens’ Petition to Prohibit Chinese Entry: 668,005 as of February 3 On February 3, 2020, President Moon Jae-in expressed his willingness to help China, where the epicenter...

China/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

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