A proposed halt to the launch of anti-North propaganda leaflets may signal a major policy shift by President Lee Jae-myung, analysts say
His comments followed a fresh launch of leaflets earlier this month by relatives of South Koreans abducted during the Cold War. Such acts of protest have long been tolerated or even encouraged by conservative administrations in Seoul.
“This is the first step by the Lee government seeking to restore mutual trust between the North and the South,” Dongguk University emeritus professor Koh Yu-hwan told This Week in Asia.
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His presidential office appears to expect the North to reciprocate and stop propaganda leaflet launches and loudspeaker broadcasts across the border, according to Koh.
