US classifies South Korea as ‘sensitive country,’ limiting cooperation on advanced tech (english.hani.co.kr)
from neme@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 02:52
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lka1988@sh.itjust.works on 12 Mar 2025 02:59 next collapse

Trump really called South Korea “snowflake”

Wow. My country is in the hands of a literal spoiled child.

yourgodlucifer@sh.itjust.works on 12 Mar 2025 03:23 next collapse

What if trump decides to ally with north korea? north korea is helping out russia and trump seems to like Kim Jung un.

kreskin@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 03:56 next collapse

No one anywhere would be even a little surprised. In some weird twisted calculus, maybe it would somehow mean fewer north koreans would starve to death that year.

InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 04:17 collapse

Be sure to hook a generator to McArthur’s grave. He will surely be spinning enough to power the country.

TommySoda@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 03:45 next collapse

The biggest snowflake is calling someone else a snowflake. Sounds about on par with Republicans to me.

whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 04:02 collapse

Every accusation is a confession.

TommySoda@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 04:12 collapse

And you’re incredibly cute.

MyOpinion@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 04:06 next collapse

Glad to see we are turning on all our friends. Well done Orange Turd.

socialmedia@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 05:02 next collapse

Dude has a dartboard with allied country names and a second dartboard with 3rd grade insults, and I guess a third dartboard with the most disproportionate responses to problems diplomacy ever concocted.

BertramDitore@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 05:45 next collapse

I’m just some American dude on the internet, but strategically speaking, turning on one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, a country that’s also one of our closest allies, doesn’t make a ton of sense to me. We lose their trust by betraying them, and also lose their cooperation on one of the things they do way better than us? Seems like it hurts everybody.

filister@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 05:54 next collapse

Then perhaps do something about it.

BetaBlake@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 08:03 next collapse

Comments like this are dumb

filister@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 09:08 collapse

You know you can gather and start protesting, go on the street. Show your dissatisfaction with the current status quo.

Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Mar 2025 08:16 next collapse

Bro do you fucking think we can just wave a wand and fix this

JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz on 12 Mar 2025 10:06 next collapse

Free Luigi!

OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 2025 14:40 collapse

Is that what you’re waiting for?! Of course it won’t be easy but this won’t fix itself. The only way out of this is by people like you, ordinary people, getting up and starting to protest.

Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Mar 2025 15:48 collapse

My advocation is for unionization. I believe we’re past the point where protests will solve anything. Though they’re still important for awareness, we need to have more tools, and I believe strikes are a very good option.

But the comment above ignores that the statement above is too late to repair. It’s already been done, and even throwing out trump and his goons will not fix it

OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 2025 16:25 next collapse

Throwing them out won’t fix it, but it’s the crucial first step in moving towards it.

CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 2025 16:36 collapse

Protesting works because it is visible. When done right it can create a groundswell of support from people who are usually apathetic.

Voyajer@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 14:03 next collapse

Perhaps do something about your own country?

filister@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 14:55 collapse

I have been protesting on the streets when I was disagreeing with my own government. I did my part. You can overthrow those fascists.

BertramDitore@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 16:24 collapse

I do everything I can, with the resources I have available to me. I vote, protest, organize, regularly call my reps, donate to independent media, and engage with all my friends and family on the issues whenever possible. What else, specifically, do you suggest?

boreengreen@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 08:28 next collapse

But Putin likes it.

Voyajer@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 13:54 collapse

This is Putin tossing a quick thanks to Kim for the cannon fodder.

cecilkorik@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 2025 13:21 next collapse

Were you asleep for the last 2 weeks they’ve been doing the same to Canada, Mexico and Europe? The question isn’t that it hurts everybody, the question is who’s next and what are you going to do about it?

BertramDitore@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 16:18 collapse

I’ve been paying close attention. I think it’s important to focus on the individual cases as they happen, acknowledge who is harmed, and not just move on to the next thing. Trump wants us frenzied and confused so we can’t focus on anything, let alone what’s coming next.

As for what I do about it, I call my representatives about each individual issue separately, so their logs show constituent interest on a variety of issues. I attend protests and engage with my local government, I volunteer, organize, and donate, and I financially support independent media outlets. Thanks for asking.

InvertedParallax@lemm.ee on 13 Mar 2025 03:55 collapse

Those are a lot of big words to try to explain to a redneck who just wants to hear ‘AMERICA #1!!!’.

You have to think in terms of pro wrestling, that’s the level of communication we’re dealing with here.

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 09:01 next collapse

So, America is going to miss out on all the advanced tech then?

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 23:41 collapse

no more samsungs?

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 06:54 collapse

Doesn’t Samsung still use Qualcomm Snapdragon instead of Exynos in the US anyway?

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 13 Mar 2025 07:39 collapse

for thier flagship phones i believe its the snapdragon, i think. they use it for thier cheaper lines its exoynys, thier a-series

ICastFist@programming.dev on 13 Mar 2025 00:11 next collapse

Analysts read the decision as the US government sending a stern warning to counter the calls for independent nuclear armament that have recently been surfacing in South Korea.

Experts suggested the most likely reason for South Korea’s sudden placement on the sensitive country list has to do with growing calls for independent nuclear armament, which have been proliferating among South Korean politicians and conservatives.

So, the likely reason is that SK wants nukes and USA is saying “No”. Make of that what you will.

Also, an interesting tidbit:

The announcement explained that South Korea and three other countries would be added as of April 15 to the sensitive country list, which currently includes India, Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.

I couldn’t find what the other 3 countries are.

Krauerking@lemy.lol on 13 Mar 2025 03:37 collapse

Oh man… Are we already in WW3?
I mean I guess it won’t be called that unless it really kicks off but this is feeling again like one of those horrible slow preludes that gets roped into the syllabus.

SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one on 13 Mar 2025 00:51 next collapse

Of course they hate South Korea.

South Korea actually knows how to deal with fascist dictators.

InvertedParallax@lemm.ee on 13 Mar 2025 15:55 collapse

It’s not just that, tesla is competing with Hyundai in evs.

rxbudian@lemmy.ca on 13 Mar 2025 01:58 next collapse

South Korea should start cooperating and doing more business with the other sanctioned countries

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 13 Mar 2025 16:56 collapse

not surprising. did you see how they threw that dictator want to be out. very bad precedence to set for americans. Plus with kim being putins boss its good to impress him.