S Korea opposition says martial law “act of treason”; HK sacks ministers | East Asia Tonight (Dec 5)

Also on East Asia Tonight, protesters in Seoul call for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol, Korean Interior Minister and former Defence Minister face investigations; Bitcoin tops US$100,000.

00:00 Headlines
01:34 Protesters demand Yoon quits
17:33 Bitcoin shares hit US$100k
36:53 Hong Kong sacks transport, culture secretaries
42:33 Taiwan’s William Lai in Guam
43:36 Japan gives Philippine Navy US$10m
45:17 Sake is UNESCO heritage

[kokkaywong]

Long live South Korea DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM.🎉

[마음-xy]

많은 국민들은 이번 주말 촛불을 켜러 거리로 나갈것이다! 그는 깡패다!

[byrin]

Aidan Foster is so witty and humorous. I appreciate his insights tremendously...

[JimmyJ-neuj]

Yoon thought martial law on his citizens as easy as he sang American pie.

[CoL_Drake]

well the military had the CLEAR order not allow parlament to vote, and they didnt do it, they did not use weapons, from what i hear from korean friends most of the guns was trainings guns the most of the others not loaded. they went tehre like they was ordered but none of them had the idea to shoot their own people so that in the end lead to the fast end of the coup.
if the military would have backed him this would not have been over, there was clear arrest orders for several of the people who voted in the chamber and the military did not arrest them.

[Helloooooooooo]

How embarrassing. Im an American, if my president declared martial law I would LOSE ALL TRUST IN HIM. You give my rights to the MILITARY? No. Unacceptable. He needs to go down along with his pretty wife taking bribes.

[Haegemon]

Not being able to approve laws in the Parliament is not a legit reason to suspend democracy, suspend citizens' rights and impose them a military rule. It's instead a signal of incompetence, incapacity for negotiations and an authoritarian vocation.

[cartoons]

who is he working for who's puppet is it that declare martial law . politically and mentally its infilteration ?

[happymelon]

Why Doesn’t South Korea Have Full Control Over Its Military?
Since the 1950s, the United States has been designated to command South Korean forces in the event that war once again breaks out on the Korean Peninsula.

U$ still don't want to return the highest command.

[HassanHosseini]

It is the best time to urge us close all its bases

[primal]

The president of South Korea needs to resign immediately

[fireyecat]

Why not Yoon pardon his wife, just as Biden do to his son??

[Oldlee-gr]

Martial law like previously what happened in hk few years back.

[EsdrasPereira-ppej]

Thank you Jesus🙏🙏🙏, $32, 000 weekly profits Our Lord Jesus have lifted up my Life.

[Democraps_are_narrow-minded]

The news dont report on why the leader imposed the martial law.

[Mkids-yo]

Or What He can do ?

South Koreans will impeach
Democracy has a lot to teach
Law makers why always quarrel
The Military has a same to baffle
or, Will their Leader make
Apologies are never stake
Order is the answer and a solution
Time they have don't till, absolution

[chrislim]

Wonder wht happened 2:Ceo of:Alibaba(he seemed 2hav)disappeared into thin air*

[JM-qivw]

North Korea is still the only sovereign & independent nation on the Korean Peninsula, unlike the US military base to the south keeping Koreans divided.

[webjebi]

민주주의 한국영화 보기
택시운전사, 1987, 서울의 봄, 변호인 😅

계엄령, 쿠데타
다음은 중국 시진핑?
미국 트럼프?

[ไตรภพสุคันธวิภัติ-ศฎ]

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