About the Author
John Lee
John Lee is the editor of KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Prior to that, he was a contributor for NK News and KOREA PRO. His focus is on South Korean foreign policy and ROK-U.S. relations.
On the day after Seoul announced its plans to suspend operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – in response to the North's fourth nuclear test on January 6 and latest long-range rocket launch on February 7, the North Korean government ordered all South Korean nationals to leave the complex.
If that’s not a petulant cry of “You can’t dump me, I’m dumping you,” I don’t know what is!