South Korean Leader Vows Strength on Issues of National Security

South Korean President Park Geun-hye defended her decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system and put new emphasis on North Korean human rights violations during her address to the nation Monday. In her annual speech to mark the 71st anniversary of liberation of the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II, President Park said South Korea will not give in to outside pressure on issues of national security. “We should not think that our destiny will be determined by the...

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