WHAT SOUTH KOREA Needs
Seoul’s attempts are threefold. For one, it hopes that more North Koreans will want to live there because more people will have access to outdoor info, increasing the number of border crossing attempts.
After North Korea sealed its edges during the pandemic, the number of effective rebellions significantly decreased from 2020 to 2020. However, the number of sympathizers entering the South nearly tripled to 196 after border controls were eased once more in 2023. Seoul’s military just made the announcement that it had picked up a North Korean man who had crossed the border in two weeks, on August 20.
Additionally, Seoul believes that a surge in information might cause a popular rebellion in the North. A rise in this kind could cause a program to either flex and grant its citizens more freedom and human rights, or to fall.
But, in my opinion, these cases are unlikely to change into reality. After all, Pyongyang’s strong control of inside information has so far enabled the program to succeed.
Seoul’s fresh perspective for unification is controversial and may not be well-received by Pyongyang. It may even put the lives of regular North Koreans in danger by encouraging Kim’s routine to strengthen its data power.
Yoon’s dedication to creating a new vision for Asian unification dates back many times. In March, South Korea’s political company announced its intention to release the National Community Unification Formula, which since 1994 has been the government’s standard integration plan.
The method is comprised of three phases: Seeking peace and cooperation with the North, establishing a Vietnamese state, then creating a single integrated Korea.
Although the precise nature of the release is not yet known, it is not surprising that the company chose to change the existing integration method. Since the formula was developed thirty years ago, nothing has changed beyond the initial period.
Kim apparently gave up hope for integration in January, so Seoul made the decision to review and update its unity method. He claimed in a discourse delivered at the congress of North Korea that the South should be regarded as the “principal foe” in the new law.