‘Left, Right & Center’: Global Markets Reeling; China Flexes Muscle; Apologies

‘Left, Right & Center’: Global Markets Reeling; China Flexes Muscle; Apologies
With national and global finance still wobbling and the fundamentals of the economy still gone awry, the fellows on “Left, Right & Center” discuss economic policy, China and the politics of apology.

With national and global finance still wobbling and the fundamentals of the economy still gone awry, the fellows on “Left, Right & Center” discuss economic policy, China and the politics of apology.

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Missionary Release
Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American missionary and human rights activist, was arrested on Christmas Day after entering North Korea. Now the country’s state-controlled media is reporting that Park will be released. —JCL The Guardian: An American missionary arrested after entering North Korea is set to be released, according to the state-controlled media. Robert Park, 28, was arrested after entering the country on Christmas Day carrying a letter to its leader, Kim Jong-il. He is believed to have been attempting to draw attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners said to be held in the communist state. KCNA reported this morning that an investigation into Park, a Korean-American human rights activist, had found he trespassed into North Korea “due to his wrong understanding of the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]”. “The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to leniently forgive and release him, taking his admission and sincere repentance of his wrongdoings into consideration,” KCNA said. Read more

Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American missionary and human rights activist, was arrested on Christmas Day after entering North Korea. Now the country’s state-controlled media is reporting that Park will be released. —JCL

The Guardian:

An American missionary arrested after entering North Korea is set to be released, according to the state-controlled media.

Robert Park, 28, was arrested after entering the country on Christmas Day carrying a letter to its leader, Kim Jong-il. He is believed to have been attempting to draw attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners said to be held in the communist state.

KCNA reported this morning that an investigation into Park, a Korean-American human rights activist, had found he trespassed into North Korea “due to his wrong understanding of the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]”.

“The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to leniently forgive and release him, taking his admission and sincere repentance of his wrongdoings into consideration,” KCNA said.

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