Tag: Coronavirus

May 30, 2020

A Letter From Journalist Seong Sang-hoon, Arrested by the Police, Now Released, on Suppression of Free Speech, Growing China’s Influence & More in South Korea

2020-5-20, A letter from Seong Sang-hoon, Global Defense News May 20, 2020 Dear Dr. Tara O and Mr. Gordon Chang, I am Sung Sang-Hoon of “Global Defense News” from Seoul,...

Categories Censorship/Human Rights/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion

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...

Categories 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...

Categories Defense/Elections/Military/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

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

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...

Categories China/Military/South Korea