Former Minister of Unification says German, Vietnamese models won’t work in Korea What is the proper path toward Korean unification? The minister of unification under former President Roh Moo-hyun has explored history and found examples of what won’t work. Namely, Chung Dong-yong said that it cannot viably be achieved through force, as it was in…

Chung says anti-North sentiment has been exploited for political purposes There’s a scene in Kim Jong-dae’s Roh Moo-hyun: Across the Threshold of an Era, when former President Roh’s Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young’s frustration boils over. In the book Chung, who also served as Roh National Security Council Chairman, reacts to then-foreign minister (and current…