So, why is North Korea delving more into a bigger confrontation with Seoul and the international
community by cutting off access to the Gaeseong Industrial Complex?
For more on this, we now turn to Dr. Kim Byoung-joo, Head of KL&P Consulting and a longtime commentator
here on our newscast.
Hello, Dr. Kim.
Hello.
Let's get right to the point.
What is North Korea thinking?
Why did North Korea do what it did today?
Let's take a brief look back at the history of the inter-Korean complex, from the opening
to today...
Could you walk us through it?
As for the economics of this, with all the years
of development, how many South Koreans have worked at the complex
and how much South Korean money is invested in Gaeseong?
Many North Korea experts and observers have assumed that North Korea would not go ahead
with an action like this, as Pyongyang can't afford to close the
complex down.
With all the sanctions in place, their only legitimate source of cash flow is
from the Gaeseong Industrial Complex.
With all these threats and uncertainties, why can
we
not
shut
the complex
down
and put a stop to all of these worries?