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34. South Vietnam’s Fall
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Today is July 2, 2016. Saturday. Recently Korean President Park said that the reasons of the fall of South Vietnam were the internal disintegration and indifference. I think that this remark has three problems. First, it is too simplified prejudice. It has been a common perception that South Vietman fell due to the corruption of the governmental officials and military authorities. Second, it is a lack of diplomatic courtesy. South Korea and Vietnam have an official diplomatic relations. We can not be too careful about other country’s past history. If it is a sensitive issue, we have to be very cautious. Third, it is not a wise and proper approach to the internal political matter. Currently a case concerning North Korean defectors is being tried. Some lawyers are saying that some North Korean defectors who came to Seoul just before general election, were against their own will. So they brought it to the court to make certain of the truth of the matter. It is old fashioned to call it a red when someone demand a truth. Year of 2016 is not seventies any more.
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