South Korea

Time To Rethink The US-ROK Alliance

Perhaps it’s time for South Korea, then, to assert more independence and become a master of its own fate. Above all, that will require a reconsideration of the military alliance with the United States. From a military point of view, South Korea doesn’t need the presence of U.S. troops on the peninsula. They serve a largely symbolic function as a concrete sign of U.S. commitment. At some point, after the resolution of ongoing negotiations, South Korea will assume full operational control of military forces. After years of arms imports, South Korea’s hardware advantage gives it a vast military superiority over the North. The United States has been an obstacle in the way of improving inter-Korean relations. And it has forced a partnership with Tokyo that Seoul finds uncomfortable. On top of that, South Korea periodically worries that it will be drawn into the conflict between Washington and Beijing.

Is the THAAD Missile Crisis in South Korea Escalating?

May 30, 2020 By K. J. Noh, Popular Resistance. Resist! South Korea, THAAD, Wars and Militarism, weapons

On May 28th, 2020, "The Ministry of National Defense and the USFK (United States Forces in Korea) engaged in a transportation operation in the middle of the night to bring equipment to the Seongju THAAD [missile defense] system in Gyeong sang buk do [Province]. The Ministry of National Defense said that it supported the land transportation operation by the USFK from the night of the 28th to the morning of the 29th. The work was said to have ended at 6 am" This stealth operation in the middle of the night was nevertheless challenged by the residents of the area. 3700 South Korean riot police had to be deployed as a phalanx to cordon off the roads to enable the operation and to prevent obstruction of the transport. Several residents were reported to have been injured during the clash between local residents and the police.

South Korea Refuses To Pay US Military ‘Protection Service’ Fee

December 22, 2019 South Front Educate! South Korea, Wars and Militarism

The timing of this failure to negotiate terms with an ally coincides with the apparent failure to provide any concessions to Washington’s adversary on the Korean peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un gave the US until the end of the year to provide some concessions from the sanction regime, in order for work on denuclearization to continue. In recent weeks, however, Pyongyang has said that denuclearization is no longer on the table due to Washington undertaking no steps whatsoever to facilitate the situation. Thus, if Seoul and Washington fail to reach an agreement, and the US troops are pulled out, this could actually lead to a quicker settlement of the issues on the Korean peninsula.

China Signs Defence Agreement With South Korea As US Angers Seoul With Demand For $5bn Troop Payment

November 21, 2019 By Julian Ryall, Telegraph.co.uk Educate! China, Defense, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, South Korea, Treaty

November 19, 2019 "Information Clearing House" - The defence ministers of South Korea and China have agreed to develop their security ties to ensure stability in north-east Asia, the latest indication that Washington’s long-standing alliances in the region are fraying. On the sidelines of regional security talks in Bangkok on Sunday, Jeong Kyeong-doo, the South Korean minister of defence, and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, agreed to set up more military hotlines and to push ahead with a visit by Mr Jeong to China next year to “foster bilateral exchanges and cooperation in defence”, South Korea’s defence ministry said.

Activists Slam Slow DC Pace On Ending Korean War

October 30, 2019 Andrew Salmon, Asiatimes.com Resist! Diplomacy, South Korea, United States

With anti-American voices starting to rise, students, feminists and academics worry that US seeks Cold War status quo in Korea. At a time when Pyongyang-Washington denuclearization talks have hit a brick wall, and with strains also appearing in Seoul-Washington relations, some hope that US congressional moves toward a Korean War peace treaty can change these dire dynamics. Although next year marks the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, no peace treaty was ever signed.

College Students From The Korea University Student Association Entered US Embassy Residence

October 19, 2019 Staff, Sovereignty Broadcast Resist! Protests, South Korea, Student Activism, US military

On October 18, university students staged a protest inside the residence of the U.S. ambassador to South Korea against defense cost-sharing. South Korea paid $920 million for 2018 (in addition to a nearly $11 billion for building the Camp Humphreys) and, according to the news, the United States demands $6 billion for 2019. The negotiation will start in December. The Korean on the YouTube says: “On October 18, college students from the Korea University Student Association entered the US Embassy residence. They condemned the US for asking for US $ 6 billion in military contributions.

What Really Happened In Hanoi?

March 8, 2019 Mike Whitney, Unz.com Educate! Diplomacy, North Korea, South Korea

While the western media has written off last weekend’s summit in Hanoi as a failure, the talks did help to burnish Kim Jong-un’s reputation as a sincere statesman committed to peacefully resolving the nuclear issue. This is a significant development for the simple reason that Kim needs to continue to build popular support for his cause if he hopes to prevail in the long-term. In that regard, the lifting of sanctions is not nearly as important as Kim’s broader goal of ending Washington’s military occupation of the Korean peninsula and reunifying the country. In order to achieve those objectives, Kim will need the support of his allies in Moscow and Beijing as well as that of the Korean people.

South Korea No Longer Calls North Korea ‘The Enemy’ In Defense Ministry White Paper

February 4, 2019 Yoo Kang-moon, English.hani.co.kr Create! North Korea, Regime Change, South Korea

The first defense white paper released during the administration of South Korean President Moon Jae-in deleted a phrase about the North Korean regime and military being the “enemy” of South Korea. The white paper placed new emphasis on South and North Korea pursuing military confidence-building, meaningful arms control and incremental arms reduction. The 2018 Defense White Paper was published on Jan. 15 by South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND). “The Republic of Korea’s armed forces regard any forces that threaten and encroach upon our sovereignty, territory, people and assets as our enemies,” the defense white paper stated.

Kim Jong Un Annual Address Opens Door To Successful Negotiations With US

January 5, 2019 Robert Carlin, 38north.org Educate! Diplomacy, North Korea, South Korea, US Imperialism

In his January 1st New Year’s speech, Kim Jong Un was almost relentlessly positive in discussing DPRK-US relations, a topic that took up an unusually large portion of the entire address. Rather than reprise the complaints about the negotiations with the US that had been the focus of numerous Pyongyang commentaries in recent months—almost all of them aimed at the external audience and not replayed on domestic media—Kim instead recounted his upbeat personal experience and almost unalloyed expectations as a result of the June 2018 Singapore summit. By doing so, he has deliberately left himself and President Trump maximum space for conducting negotiations leading up to a second summit...

President Moon Lays Out Five-Year Plan for Inter-Korean Cooperation

December 18, 2018 Zoom In Korea Educate! North Korea, South Korea

South Korea unveiled a five-year master plan for developing inter-Korean relations on December 3. The third of its kind, the plan lays out the objectives and direction of the government’s policy on inter-Korean relations for 2018-2022 and will replace the 2013 plan drawn up by the impeached president Park Geun-hye. The plan outlines a two-track strategy of improving inter-Korean relations while simultaneously resolving the North Korea nuclear issue.

Two Koreas Begin Verifying Removal Of DMZ Guard Posts: Defense Ministry

December 15, 2018 By Dagyum Ji, Nknews.org Create! Demilitarization, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

North and South Korea began a mutual on-site verification of the trial withdrawal and disarmament of 22 guard posts (GPs) along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Wednesday, the ROK Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced the same day. The verification process follows the completed demolition by November 30 of 10 GPs on either side of the DMZ as part of the two Koreas’ implementation of September’s joint military agreement. Seoul and Pyongyang originally agreed to destroy a total of 22 GPs from the area, but after withdrawing firearms, equipment, and all personnel decided to leave two standing for historic purposes.

North And South Korea Continue To Move Toward Peace And Integration, Despite US

October 19, 2018 Staff, Zoominkorea.org Educate! Diplomacy, North Korea, South Korea

North and South Korea held high-level talks at Panmunjom on October 15 and adopted a joint statement on implementing the Pyongyang Joint Declaration signed at the inter-Korean summit on September 19, 2018. They discussed a timetable for the inter-Korean road and railway project and agreed to break ground to connect the North and South Korean roads and railways in “late November or early December.” The accelerated timetable may reflect both sides’ desire to break ground prior to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s expected return to Seoul before the year’s end. Before the groundbreaking, the two sides agreed to conduct joint surveys of the northern stretch of the Gyeongui line “in late October” and the East Sea line “in early November.”

No Navy Fleet Week On Jeju Island!

October 8, 2018 Bruce K. Gagnon, Space4peace.blogspot.com Resist! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, South Korea, United States

This photo was taken from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea as the US and South Korea prepare for Navy 'International Fleet Week' which will bring legions of US and its allies warships to the formally pristine waters off Jeju. The purpose of this naval display is to show China and Russia that the US 'owns the Pacific'. Protests continue in Gangjeong village just outside the gates of the Navy base that local villagers and their supporters have been campaigning against for more than 11 years on a daily basis. Even though the base is now operational the peaceful people have not given up and continue to resist the military madness.

Koreas Agreed To Disarm Border Village

September 28, 2018 Staff, Newsinfo.inquirer.net Create! Diplomacy, North Korea, South Korea

Pyongyang, North Korea — North and South Korea have agreed to disarm a jointly controlled border village, starting with the removal of landmines. A joint statement signed by the countries’ military chiefs on Wednesday said the Koreas will aim to remove the mines in the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the truce village of Panmunjom within October and also remove guard posts from the area. The statement said the Koreas agreed to jointly verify the results of such steps and also allow tourists and observers to move freely within the JSA.

North and South Korea Steer Toward Peace Despite Heavy US Foot On The Brakes

September 24, 2018 By Elliott Gabriel, Mintpress News Educate! Donald Trump, North Korea, South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his counterpart from the South, President Moon Jae-in, made a powerful show of unity with the signing of the Pyongyang Declaration on Wednesday, underscoring their pursuit of “mutual reciprocity, common good and shared prosperity,” a cessation of tension, and an explicit call for “Korean autonomy and the principle of self-determination.” The document seems intended to send a clear message to the United States.

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