A martial law order from South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has again put communist influence in the country under the spotlight. For the first time in nearly four decades, the South Korean leader invoked the authority, accusing the opposing Democratic Party of aligning with communist North Korea. He revoked martial law hours later after parliament voted to lift the order. “I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order,” Yoon said in a late-night address on Dec. 3. He said the political opposition, which dominates the national assembly, was “paralyzing the judiciary by intimidating judges and impeaching a large number of prosecutors,” and causing dysfunction in other government sectors as well. North Korea is far from the only country bringing communist influence over the peninsula. During a campaign rally in March, Lee criticized Yoon’s approach to China and his comments on the regime’s military encroachment on Taiwan, which the Chinese regime has sought to claim as its own. “Why are you provoking China?” Lee said. “What does the Taiwan issue have to do with South Korea?” The former presidential candidate Lee was convicted two weeks ago of violating election law and was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term. Lee lost the 2022 election to Yoon by a 1 percent margin, marking the closest election in South Korean presidential history. The concern may be a pressing one if Yoon’s popularity plummets as a result of his emergency declaration. His own political party has disavowed the marital law order and said they would “stop it with the people.” “Yoon’s political days are likely numbered since the populace will be united in its criticism and the majority opposition party will seek Yoon’s impeachment,” Bruce Klingner, a veteran at the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency who specializes in Korean affairs, told The Epoch Times. During the brief martial law declaration, Lee called for people in South Korea to descend on the national assembly to protest the order. “Economy, culture, universities, there is no place that hasn’t been penetrated,” a former counter-espionage official, who asked for anonymity, previously told The Epoch Times. Cities in the two countries have signed nearly 700 hundred friendship or sisterhood agreements. Hundreds of Chinese civil servants had been sent to work and train in South Korea through a state-sponsored civil servant exchange program. The Chinese embassy pays for South Korean youths to spend a week in China; it hands them books of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s speeches to read before they depart and expresses hope that they'll be leaders of future bilateral relations. A mayor for the South Korean city of Gwangju in 2023 tried to build a park to honor the composer of the anthem of the People’s Liberation Army and a marching song for North Korea in order to attract tourists from China. The subversion by the Chinese Communist Party in Korea is not as well known compared to the threats from North Korea, but “it is extensive, and it is rather deep,” Tara O, author of The Collapse of North Korea, previously told The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD. She said the effort to build the park was “very ironic.” “That is just one of cultural warfare by China,” she said. Dozens of South Korean media outlets carry articles by the Chinese regime’s propaganda mouthpiece People’s Daily. South Korea also has the highest number of Confucius Institutes, a Chinese state-funded language education program to promote Beijing’s agenda. In a previous interview with The Epoch Times, Choi Soo Yong, a retired case officer from the National Intelligence Service, noted that there’s a room dedicated to the collections of works about Xi at the Seoul National University. By contrast, the university has no memorial to South Korea’s forefathers.South Korea martial law LIVE updates: President says move is to thwart “anti-state forces” as chaos erupts in Seoullottery 3 numbers 。

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Macaulay Culkin has told his kids that he is working for Santa Claus in the North PoleWheel of Fortune — one of the best game shows of all time — is firmly in its Ryan Seacrest era, with the host taking over for Pat Sajak when the current season premiered on the 2024 TV schedule . Wheel Watchers were overall complimentary of Seacrest in his new role, and ratings indicated the takeover was a success . Now, a couple of months into Ryan’s reign, we’ve reached the point where fans are recommending nicknames for Seacrest, and you guys, some of these are wild. The nickname thing apparently started when Ryan Seacrest called his beloved co-host Vanna White “V-Dubs,” and she thought it was only fair for him to have a nickname as well. The longtime letter-turner took to social media, asking fans for their suggestions, which you can see below on Instagram: A post shared by Wheel of Fortune (@wheeloffortune) A photo posted by on The agreed-upon favorite was “Ryan-stone Cowboy” — despite it being spelled in the video like the Glen Campbell song, it’s clear the hosts are working Seacrest’s name into it — and of the three options given, that was probably the best. Fans didn’t stop there, though, with many adding their own suggestions in the comments section of the post. The Ryan-stone Cowboy might want to hold onto his bejeweled hat for these, because there are some real groaners ahead: “High-Flyin’ Ryan” – dwayneisgrig Wheel of FortuRyan – jbentup Rockin’ Ryan would be a better nickname, since he’s rocking the host of Wheel and American Idol and New Years Rockin Eve – bigman.l96 Gamma Ray Ryan (he seems to have tons of energy) – mrgabrielconrad I just call him HOT STUFF. – crystal.unscripted Let’s just say some of those are better than others, and HR might have something to say about that last one if Vanna White really did just start calling the new host “hot stuff.” From the clip it looks like Ryan Seacrest is being a good sport about the nickname suggestions, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who have been watching him work. The host was quite gracious about one contestant’s impressively bad guess , and it was pretty funny to watch how he handled one particularly bizarre situation (one that had fans calling for a Wheel of Fortune rule change ). Will those good graces continue when he reads what other nicknames his viewers have come up with? More comments included: CINEMABLEND NEWSLETTER Your Daily Blend of Entertainment News Ry-Guy, or Ry-Ry, or Ryzzle. Ryzzle could be a combination for Ryan and Dazzle. – beverly.c.sanders.3 American Rydol – nickcpickles Seacrest Express – kaileyyhale How 'bout Wheelin' Dealin' Ryan 🤵🏼💰🎉 – callmemisterj Sea-money! – kbsquared_1129 He’ll always be ryry to me – ninergrl6 Some wild ideas, to be sure. It’ll be interesting to see if Vanna White keeps up her search for something fun to call her colleague, and I would particularly love to see our “Ryan-stone Cowboy” possibly getting into it by incorporating some rhinestones into his wardrobe. Just something for “American Rydol” to think about. Check your local listings to see when to catch R-Sea Cola as the host of Wheel of Fortune in your area.