Of missiles and melons
South Koreans fear their country’s new missile-defence system
NEAR the Seongju county office, Lee Soo-in mans a makeshift stand for citizens wanting to renounce their affiliation to the ruling Saenuri party. Over 800 have signed up in a week. Mr Lee, born in this rural town of 14,000, is stunned: conservatives in North Gyeongsang, a south-eastern province, are normally staunch supporters of Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s president. But “now we feel betrayed,” says Mr Lee.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Of missiles and melons”
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