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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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News THAAD issue front and center as Minjoo candidates announce their bids"Ahn-bama" and "Bernie Sanders of Korea" clash on ROK defense, diplomacy, and relations with Trump Two politicians from the opposition Minjoo Party declared their candidacy on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of Minjoo candidates to three, including front-runner Moon Jae-in. But despite hailing from the same party, Ahn Hee-jung, the Governor of South Chungcheong, and Lee Jae-myung, the mayor of Seongnam, expressed significant differences on matters related to North Korea, including the contentious deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |