Tweet of the Day: Prisoners of War Released
#KoreanHistoryToday: President Syngman Rhee unilaterally releases 27,312 prisoners of war who disavowed communism in 1953. This caused a major disruption in the ongoing armistice talks between the UN forces and the DPRK/PRC pic.twitter.com/EuJT1901fo
— KEI (@KoreaEconInst) June 18, 2019
How well was this received by South Koreans?
You have to wonder what those prisoners who gave up communism and defected to the south are feeling now. They’re probably thinking,”Time to cut a chogi!”