S. Korean Freight Trains to Begin Daily Service to North Within Weeks
December 08 2007
Summary:
Recently, South and North Korea have agreed on starting freight trains between the South Korean border town of Munsan and Bongdong in the North. Until this event occurred, these two countries were under 1953 armistice, which means that they were technically at war. However, as the years passed by, their relationship got better and better. South Korea had spent billions of dollars to improve this relationship, plus investment in economic projects to recover North Korea’s conditions. Hence, this train project marked a great success for both countries.
Analyze:
I agree that this train project is a huge success for both countries. After the war 1953, they have tried their best in order to improve their relationships. Because North Korea was in catastrophic conditions due to 1990’s famine, South Korea came to help their neighbour, despite the fact that they were enemies. Hence, Korea has spent billions of dollars to help their relative. They have sent household items, food, money, and volunteers in order to provide as much support as possible. Because of such generous donations, many people in South Korea believed that North and South Korea will unite one day and this train project is the first step towards the unification. However, I believe this unification will not do any good, hence, I don’t think South Korea should help North Korea.
Many people claim that the unification will bring benefits to both countries. Yes, there will be more natural resources and workers. Also, people in these two countries will live under peace not the fear of war. However, I believe there are more drawbacks than the benefits. Foremost, unification will not happen in a short period of time, which means that South Korea should spent more money and time towards North Korea. South Korean government has been criticized for spending too much money on their neighbour, while North Korean government has not returned anything good towards South Korean government. In order for two parties to develop, there should be give and take relationship, but in this case, I don’t see any gain for South Koreans. Also, “if” these countries unite, there will be more serious problems that will occur. Because South Korea and North Korea have lived under different political ideologies and culture, it will take extra period of time for them to adjust to a novel environment. I cannot anticipate how these two countries will combine communistic and democratic ideologies. Thus, this combination would not work out thoroughly, and I believe it is better for these two countries to live independently. Lastly, I believe if South Korea spends the money towards North Korea for themselves, they will see much more development and this development will certainly broaden the gap between the North and South Korea. If North Korea sees the South Korea’s development, then I believe they will eventually join South Korea and live under South Korea’s control. Therefore, I believe South Korea should be independent and work for their benefit.
Recently, South and North Korea have agreed on starting freight trains between the South Korean border town of Munsan and Bongdong in the North. Until this event occurred, these two countries were under 1953 armistice, which means that they were technically at war. However, as the years passed by, their relationship got better and better. South Korea had spent billions of dollars to improve this relationship, plus investment in economic projects to recover North Korea’s conditions. Hence, this train project marked a great success for both countries.
Analyze:
I agree that this train project is a huge success for both countries. After the war 1953, they have tried their best in order to improve their relationships. Because North Korea was in catastrophic conditions due to 1990’s famine, South Korea came to help their neighbour, despite the fact that they were enemies. Hence, Korea has spent billions of dollars to help their relative. They have sent household items, food, money, and volunteers in order to provide as much support as possible. Because of such generous donations, many people in South Korea believed that North and South Korea will unite one day and this train project is the first step towards the unification. However, I believe this unification will not do any good, hence, I don’t think South Korea should help North Korea.
Many people claim that the unification will bring benefits to both countries. Yes, there will be more natural resources and workers. Also, people in these two countries will live under peace not the fear of war. However, I believe there are more drawbacks than the benefits. Foremost, unification will not happen in a short period of time, which means that South Korea should spent more money and time towards North Korea. South Korean government has been criticized for spending too much money on their neighbour, while North Korean government has not returned anything good towards South Korean government. In order for two parties to develop, there should be give and take relationship, but in this case, I don’t see any gain for South Koreans. Also, “if” these countries unite, there will be more serious problems that will occur. Because South Korea and North Korea have lived under different political ideologies and culture, it will take extra period of time for them to adjust to a novel environment. I cannot anticipate how these two countries will combine communistic and democratic ideologies. Thus, this combination would not work out thoroughly, and I believe it is better for these two countries to live independently. Lastly, I believe if South Korea spends the money towards North Korea for themselves, they will see much more development and this development will certainly broaden the gap between the North and South Korea. If North Korea sees the South Korea’s development, then I believe they will eventually join South Korea and live under South Korea’s control. Therefore, I believe South Korea should be independent and work for their benefit.
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