Lost and Found

North and South Korea would reunite families separated since the 1950-53 Korean war over a video link this month and face-to-face meetings in May, the Financial Times said last week.

It reminds me of the same situation between China and Taiwan. In 1945, the National Government moved to Taiwan, and since then, many Chinese soldiers had never seen their families again. Until 1987, first visits of relatives to China were not permitted. However, not everyone could wait for such a long time, so many of them died before reunited with their families.

The brutalities of war lead to a lot of tragedy. What a torture if we lose our family members and have no idea of their lives. Fortunately, North and South Korea give them the second chance. These two countries also resume efforts to cooperate with each other. They will expand economic exchanges with trial runs of a cross-border railway.

I appear to see the hope of peace between them, and it also reminds me of the dismantling of Berlin Wall. Personally, I believe Communism would block countries’ progress. As a result, it is good news that North Korea shows its willingness to connect with South Korea again.

With the cross-border railway, North Koreans who suffer slow starvation could realise a little bit. According to an article in The Australian on 5th March, there are more than one million people in North Korea have been cut off from international food aid. They need food from South Korea. Meanwhile, the south hopes North Korea can stop the nuclear weapons programmes. The friendship between these two countries seems to have become an international issue.
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References
1 - Financial Times – March 3 2007
2 - The Australian – March 5 2007