SEOUL • To South Koreans, North Korea has never been a foreign country. Despite the war six decades ago and occasional military conflicts with it thereafter, North Koreans were always «brethren» to those in the South who share the same history, culture and language..
SEOUL • To South Koreans, North Korea has never been a foreign country. Despite the war six decades ago and occasional military conflicts with it thereafter, North Koreans were always «brethren» to those in the South who share the same history, culture and language.
Even at the height of inter-Korean tensions, there were always people in the South who sympathised with the sufferings of those across the border. This complex sentiment towards North Korea is now giving way to a more hawkish one, as the communist regime under leader Kim Jong Un has been stepping up military provocations.
Many interviewed by The Korea Herald expressed anger and frustration at how a peace-loving nation, which has abided by rules and stayed away from nuclear weapons, has become more vulnerable, while the North made headway in becoming a formidable military power.
