[Exclusive] China Swallows the West Sea… Builds ‘Eight Major Naval Fortresses’

By Kim Hyun-woo, Women’s Economy Newspaper China’s Navy, the Principal Adversary in the Korean War, Establishes Eight Key BasesQingdao and Dalian Built as Carrier Strike Group HubsUnderground Tunnels Used to Conceal Nuclear SubmarinesMaritime Encirclement Aimed at the Korean Peninsula Completed Satellite data analysis has revealed that China is transforming the West Sea (Yellow Sea) into…

Critical perspectives on CODEPINK and further points of contention related to South Korea

[1] About CODEPINK Codepink (often styled CODEPINK) is a U.S.-based women-led grassroots peace and social justice organization best known for its anti-war activism and public protest actions. It was founded in November 2002 in opposition to the planned U.S. invasion of Iraq, and its name is a play on the U.S. government’s color-coded homeland security…

KakaoTalk’s Usage History and Pattern Collection

KakaoTalk, South Korea’s dominant messaging app, is poised to enforce a revised privacy policy starting in February 2026 that will effectively require users to allow the collection of detailed usage records and behavior patterns if they want to continue using the service. Reports indicate that if users do not actively reject this change, their consent…

Is There a Way to Prevent Collapse by Avoiding Internal Decay, Like Rome?

Historically, when great powers collapse, the common cause is not external enemies but the failure to manage internal breakdown. Using Rome as a lesson, here are practical ways a society can prevent internal collapse. 1. Continuously Renew the Legitimacy of Power Rome’s problem:→ The collapse of a shared agreement about why the emperor had the…

Why Did Rome Fall?

The fall of the Roman Empire is generally understood not as the result of a single cause, but as the outcome of multiple structural problems that accumulated over a long period of time. The main factors can be summarized as follows: 1. Political Instability and the Collapse of Authority 2. Economic Decline and Fiscal Crisis…

Cho Hee Dae, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Cho Hee Dae, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is being pressured to resign by the ruling party, Together “Communist” Party. The party’s stance is the same with China Lee administration’s because Kang Yoo Jung Spokesperson of China Lee’s administration announced that Executive Office of the President expressed “조희대 사퇴 원칙적 공감” which means it…

Abolition of Public Prosecutors’ Office

written from S. Korea( Republic of Korea ) It was recently announced that Public Prosecutors’ Office is going to be abolished as of September next year, which shocked rightists in S. Korea. Public Prosecutors’ Office plays important roles to maintain the society safe from criminals and offenders while investigating crimes and prosecuting suspects. Days have…

the new S. Korean president: Who is Lee Jae-myeong?

Lee Jae-myeong is recently inaugurated S. Korean president since June 4th, 2025. Before this position, he was the opposition leader. The opposition party’s name is 더불어민주당, the Together Democratic Party. This party’s name has “Democratic” word, but it doesn’t have any democracy. The party is pro-China, pro-North Korea, anti-America, pro-communism, pro-totalitarianism and pro-socialism. This party…

Northeast Asian Security

From the North Korea-Russia alliance to China and Japan, South Korea’s neighbors are watching closely for signs of Lee’s foreign policy approach. By Elizabeth Wishnick and Carita Reid THE DIPLOMAT June 09, 2025 Lee Jae-myung won the South Korean presidential election on June 3, with almost 50 percent of the popular vote. Compared to his previous presidential run…