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Madness in Kangjung, Jeju Island, S. Korea for US Naval Base By mikeeom68 | Posted 12 hours ago | portland, Oregon
CNN PRODUCER NOTE Right now (3/6/2012), things are about to blow up in Kangjung, Jeju Island, S. Korea. Jeju Island is known for its breath-taking scenery and many wondrous creatures/natural reserves created by Mother Nature. UNESCO recognized this and added Jeju Island on its World Heritage List. Kangjung, a peaceful small town in southern part of Jeju Island where most residents are fishermen, has Grumbi Rocks (see pictures) that have been one of Mother Nature's wonders and beloved by most Koreans as well as many foreign visitors and tourists. However, ever since Kangjung was selected as a place for the US Naval Base about 5 years ago, everything started going upside down. Many Koreans believe that the selection process itself was not done properly without going through a due process of reaching consensus). It has been 5 years past and every single day has been struggle for people in Kangjung, various NGOs, and activists protecting the town and Grumbi Rocks from being destroyed. Right now at this very moment S. Korean government is about to blow up Grumbi Rocks to start the construction of US Naval Base. Once done, this will be marked as horrendous state of event and leave Koreans tremendous pain that will not be healed. In addition, this will destroy entire eco-system around southern part of Jeju Island that will never be restored. [Added Part] If completed, many believe that the presence of US Naval presence will put S. Korea in a position to draw serious (military) tension to its own back-yard in the midst of escalating competition between China (its largest trading partner) and US (its long-time ally). Many Koreans also question why the current administration is tirelessly purusing this path that will not benefit anyone especially at the cost of this small town's peaceful life-style and the demolition of the beautiful and precious Grumbi Rocks (pictures 1 and 2) Time's ticking and there are several entities (S. Korean government, Jeju State government as well as US government -- after all this is for US Naval Base) who can possibly stop this non-sense and madness. However they are no where to be seen and time's running out.
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