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Chris Smith: The reason for that is during the years of the D.J. Kim government and the Roh government, they actually banned…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2011
The reason for that is during the years of the D.J. Kim government and the Roh government, they actually banned information to be reported about what was going on in North Korea because they had the sunshine policy, which is basically an engagement policy.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Explains the suppression of information about North Korea under past South Korean governments.

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