East Asia Research Center

May 11, 2020

대한민국의 사전투표, 디지털 투표계수기, 그리고 디지털 전자 조작 의혹 (Early Votes, Digital Vote Counting Machine, and Digital Election Fraud Suspicions in South Korea)

2020년 5월 7일 (2020년 5월 12일 업데이트), 타라 오 자유민주주의의 근간 중 하나는 자유롭고 공정한 선거이다. 선거 과정에 대한 신뢰와 그 무결성은 자유롭고 공정한 선거를 달성하기 위한 핵심이다. 선거 부정은...

Elections/South Korea

May 6, 2020

Early Votes, Digital Vote Counting Machine, and Digital Election Fraud Suspicions in South Korea

2020-5-6, Tara O (Updated on 2020-5-14 with the updated eforensics report dated 2020-5-13) One of the pillars of a liberal democracy is free and fair elections. Trust in, and the...

Elections/South Korea

April 23, 2020

Breakdown in Morale and Discipline in South Korea’s Military, Bases Infiltrated

2020-4-23, Tara O Attacking Superior Officers Four Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) entered a Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ) and sexually assaulted their superior officer in South Korea. According to the Republic...

Abuse of Authority/Defense/Military/Moon Jae-in/Security/South Korea

April 10, 2020

Almost Secret: China’s Extensive Belt and Road Initiative, Nearly 30 Chinatowns in South Korea

2020-4-10, Tara O When discussing China’s Belt and Road Initiative, often, nothing is shown on the map for South Korea in major press reporting; however, China’s Belt and Road Initiative...

China/Defense/Elections/Security/South Korea/Subversion

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