East Asia Research Center

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 26, 2020

Sex Scandal, Sewol Ferry, and Politics in South Korea

Tara O, 2020-3-26 A sex scandal involving a woman volunteer and two men, who are fathers to the students who perished on the Sewol Ferry (세월호) are top search items...

China/Demonstrations/Impeachment/Labor Union/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Scandal/South Korea

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

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 2, 2020

4 Years Jail for Libel Regarding 5.18 Gwangju Incident? Freedom of Speech to be Set Back Again in South Korea

February 2, 2020, Tara O The suppression of freedom of speech continues in South Korea. Prosecutors are pushing for 4 years of jail for Dr. Ji Man-won (지만원, 77-year old...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Constitution/Corruption/Disinformation/Freedom/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Rule of Law/South Korea

February 1, 2020

Wuhan Virus Outbreak Shows Moon Jae-in Administration Prioritizing China over South Korean interests, Reveals Military Exercise in China

2020-2-1, Tara O The Wuhan Virus is causing a global concern. In South Korea, the citizens petitioned the Blue House to stop Chinese tourists from entering South Korea, but the...

China/Military/South Korea

January 7, 2020

A South Korean Citizen Reports President Moon Jae-in as a Spy

2020-1-7, Tara O A man reported Moon Jae-in as a spy by calling emergency hotlines. He was transferred around or asked to call other emergency numbers. It appears that those...

Censorship/South Korea/Subversion/Treason