Reuters: 'Pyongyang Olympics?' Backlash reveals changing attitudes in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - An agreement between South and North Korea to march under a unity flag and field a joint ice hockey team at next month’s Olympics was met by sharp criticism from many in the South on Thursday, highlighting changing attitudes toward the country’s northern neighbor.
The controversy reveals a South Korean public far less wedded to the idea of inter-Korean unity than previous generations, analysts say, a changing dynamic that may shape South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s efforts at reconciliation with the isolated North.
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1 comment:
The Reuters article is very interesting. These are now two different countries. Also, I do indeed feel bad for the South Korean wonen who trained for their whole lives to be on the ice hockey team who will lose their positions to less skilled North Koreans. That can't help team morale!! Furthermore it's not likely to advance the cause of peace.
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