RIP, KIC: Koreans shouldn't miss you



Opinion RIP, KIC: Koreans shouldn’t miss you It never made sense for the South to funnel even a small amount of money into Northern hands John Lee February 12, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News On the day after Seoul announced its plans to suspend operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – in response to the North's fourth nuclear test on January 6 and latest long-range rocket launch on February 7, the North Korean government ordered all South Korean nationals to leave the complex. If that’s not a petulant cry of “You can’t dump me, I’m dumping you,” I don’t know what is! On the day after Seoul announced its plans to suspend operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – in response to the North's fourth nuclear test on January 6 and latest long-range rocket launch on February 7, the North Korean government ordered all South Korean nationals to leave the complex. If that’s not a petulant cry of “You can’t dump me, I’m dumping you,” I don’t know what is! Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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RIP, KIC: Koreans shouldn’t miss you

It never made sense for the South to funnel even a small amount of money into Northern hands

John Lee February 12, 2016

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On the day after Seoul announced its plans to suspend operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – in response to the North's fourth nuclear test on January 6 and latest long-range rocket launch on February 7, the North Korean government ordered all South Korean nationals to leave the complex.

If that’s not a petulant cry of “You can’t dump me, I’m dumping you,” I don’t know what is!

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