Five years later, our beef once again gains entry into South Korea

ARTICLE: "South Korea Acts on U.S. Beef Imports," by Evan Ramstad, Wall Street Journal, 30 May 2008, p. A9.

ARTICLE: Fury at South Korean President Grows, By Stella Kim and Blaine Harden, Washington Post, June 11, 2008; Page A10

Takes five years, but Seoul finally lifts ban fully. Naturally, the U.S. lost a lot of market share, including the larger reality that beef consumption still down in the country.

Think the food flow doesn't matter in terms of network security?

This is but a glimpse of the far more connected future with global warming.

Second story says Seoul holds off on lifting ban after government forces battle "thousands" of protestors on the street. Yikes!

(Thanks: Constantina Meis)

Comments

[Jeremy A]

Second story says Seoul holds off on lifting ban after government forces battle "thousands" of protestors on the street. Yikes!

My God, man, you have NO idea how ugly the whole US beef thing has gotten here. It all started with a handful of misrepresentations and out-right lies on a popular tabloid tv program, and now it's nightly anarchy in downtown Seoul. I have teenaged students who literally believe that the US is actively trying to kill Koreans...

[Juma Wood]

First comment is correct. Things are over-the-top here, public fed by mis-information, distrust of the power structure (government, corporate community and major papers historically in bed) and a history of protest. President wants to strong-arm needed change, but has no ability to massage it; He's a CEO, tone-deaf to social dimension of politics. Definition of democracy being stretched here in different direction. I blogged about this a few weeks ago:

http://dailycloud.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/xenophobic-hiccups-in-south-korea/

probably going to do another one soon.