NPR: In South Korea, A Backlash Against Olympics Cooperation With The North
Efforts to make a show of North Korean and South Korean unity at the next Olympics are drawing a backlash in South Korea. In Seoul, protesters Monday set fire to the North Korean flag and a photo of Kim Jong Un. The South Korean president's approval rating has dropped in recent days as well.
"We oppose, we oppose, we oppose," shouted demonstrators at Seoul Station, the rail and subway station in the center of the capital. They showed up to confront a North Korean advance team that had arrived to scout out Olympic venues.
The Olympics cooperation between the North and South came about just this month. Athletes from the two Koreas will march under one unified flag and will form a joint North-South women's hockey team.
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WNU Editor: South Korean President Moon Jae is personally very popular in South Korea .... but his policy of using the Olympics to influence the North Koreans to enter into talks with the U.S. on their nuclear arsenal is not being warmly embraced by many South Koreans. I know that among my many South Korean friends .... they are not comfortable with this approach. And among the older generation .... doubly so.
More News On The South Korean Backlash On Using The Olympics To Cooperate With North Korea
S. Koreans burn Kim's photo as N. Korean band leader passes -- ABC News/AP
South Koreans slam North Korea participation, unification flag at Winter Olympics -- FOX News
South Korea's president drops in polls as few support plan to include North Koreans on Olympic team -- Business Insider
South Korean protesters burn images of Kim Jong-un in Seoul -- International Business Times
South Koreans Burn Kim Jong-un Photo, Protest Visit of N Korean Delegation -- Sputnik
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