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Samsung: A Temporary Reprieve, but Still in Moon’s Crosshairs

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Samsung: A Temporary Reprieve, but Still in Moon’s Crosshairs
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an on-line New Year press conference with local and foreign journalists at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 18, 2021. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP
Grant Newsham
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in will let Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong out of prison on Aug. 13. Lee’s case is the highest-profile element of what seems to be a grab for the commanding heights of the South Korean economy by the country’s leftist government.

Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
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Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”
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