White House "closely monitoring"...Foreign media also rushed to fight against "Korean martial law."

[Anchor]
Let's find out what the reaction to the declaration of martial law is like in the United States and other countries.

Connect to Washington. Correspondent Kwon Jun-ki!

U.S. White House made a stand?

[Reporter]
Yes, the White House didn't come forward first, but when I contacted the White House for a response by email, they sent me a short one-line response.

The administration is in contact with the South Korean government and is closely monitoring the situation.

Reuters also reported the White House response.

After Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, a White House spokesman reported that the Biden administration is in contact with the South Korean government and closely monitoring the situation.

Since then, there has been no further reaction, with President Joe Biden and spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre currently on a trip to Angola.

[Anchor]
Foreign media are also urgently fighting the news of martial law in Korea?

[Reporter]
The Associated Press and Reuters AFP reported South Korea's declaration of martial law as an emergency article.

Reuters reported a series of breaking news of Yoon's remarks, such as "President Yoon said the government was paralyzed by the actions of the opposition party," and "President Yoon said he would rebuild a free democratic country through martial law."

He also reported that the declaration of emergency martial law had a huge impact on South Korea, which has been considered democratic since the 1980s.

The Associated Press reported that President Yoon declared emergency martial law in a televised emergency statement, and that he declared the move to protect South Korea's constitutional order.

He said it was not immediately clear how martial law would affect the country's governance and democracy.

The New York Times is also breaking news almost every minute in the form of a real-time update.President

Yoon has declared an emergency decree in an unusual response to a political deadlock that hinders his term in office, the report said.

It is the first time martial law has been declared in South Korea since the end of the military dictatorship in the 1980s, and President Yoon said he accused the opposition of plotting a civil war and trying to overthrow liberal democracy.

He also said opposition lawmakers were gathering in the National Assembly and police were clashing with protesters outside the Assembly, and that live television showed police trying to block some protesters from entering.

President Yoon, who was elected president in 2022, explained that he had been constantly confronting the opposition party, which won the majority of the National Assembly.

The Washington Post ran an article about the South Korean president declaring martial law to overcome the opposition party.

The newspaper said in an article from Seoul that Yoon accused the opposition of sympathizing with North Korea's attempts to block his administration and that it was still unclear how the decision would affect South Korea's governance.

He added that President Yoon has been struggling with a low approval rating since taking office in 2022.

CNN is also continuing to report Korea's declaration of martial law as an emergency news.

From 11 a.m. local time, we have been reporting on martial law in Korea with hot news and broadcasting YTN real-time press screens.

The media in Taiwan explained the background of the martial law declaration, including the government's budget cut and the impeachment of 12 prosecutors at a time when President Yoon's approval rating was less than 20%.

He also said that he was doubtful about what kind of action President Yoon will take when he reported that the impeachment resolution was passed by the National Assembly a little while ago.