U.S. Secretary of State "Korea's Democracy Resilience Is World's Best"...Foreign media "Maximum Test Passed"

[Anchor]
Regarding the martial law crisis in South Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said South Korea's restoration of democracy is the strongest in the world and that he will wait and see what happens thereafter.

The U.S. media and experts evaluated that democracy in Korea has passed the maximum test.

I'll connect to Washington to find out more about it.

Correspondent Kwon Jun-ki

U.S. Secretary of State noted democratic resilience in relation to martial law in South Korea?

[Reporter]
Yes, Secretary of State Tony Blinken spoke at a press conference after the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, regarding the martial law crisis in South Korea.

Asked if holding a democracy summit in Seoul in March was a mistake as a result, he stressed the power of democracy in Korea.

South Korea has the strongest democratic resilience in the world and said it will keep an eye on whether it will set such an example again this time.

Let's listen to it for ourselves.

[U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken]: Of course, South Korea wanted to hold a democratic summit, and we were pleased with that and had a very successful meeting. But again, Korea is one of the strongest examples in the world when it comes to the manifestation of democracy and democratic resilience. We will keep an eye on whether South Korea will set another such example.]

A White House National Security Council spokesman said in a post on social media after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment was reported to the National Assembly that he was confident that the South Korean people would settle the matter peacefully, democratically and in accordance with the Constitution.

He also stressed that democracy is at the heart of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, saying that South Korea is showing democratic resilience.

[Anchor]
The U.S. media also evaluates the martial law crisis in Korea as a victory for democracy?

[Reporter]
Yes, today's front page of major U.S. daily newspapers was decorated by the martial law crisis in Korea.

In an editorial, he also published an evaluation of the martial law situation in Korea.

The Washington Post said the real threat to Korean democracy was President Yoon Suk Yeol's loud and possibly unconstitutional attempt to overthrow the country, adding that South Korea fortunately endured the test.

He wrote that while there are concerns about a global democratic retreat, this will energize the belief that democracy is resilient and that the desire for freedom is universal.

The Wall Street Journal editorial also quickly rejected President Yoon's declaration of martial law, which is unclear in his true intentions, evaluating that Korean democracy has passed the biggest test in decades.President

Yoon cited North Korean and pro-North Korean forces as the reason for martial law, but in reality there were signs of a reckless gamble to save his sinking presidency.

[Anchor]
How do experts forecast what will happen after martial law?

[Reporter]
Yes, CNN interviewed Robert Kelly, a professor at Pusan National University, who predicted a strong aftermath, saying the declaration of martial law did not meet the criteria.

In particular, he said in an interview that it would be surprising if President Yoon did not resign or be impeached on his own.

Let's listen to it.

[Robert Kelly / Professor of Political Science at Pusan National University (CNN Interview): I actually feel a bit sorry. Although the opposition party has bothered me a little unnecessarily, martial law is such an over-reaction that I'd be surprised if he didn't resign or get impeached.]

Sidney Seiler, a former North Korean official at the U.S. National Intelligence Commission, predicted that North Korea is unlikely to use the incident to launch provocations.

The reason is that if you make a provocation, it will rather be in favor of President Yoon.

[Sydney Seiler / Former U.S. National Intelligence Commission North Korea official: North Korea's provocations will favor and help President Yoon. North Korea's attempts to exploit this situation could undermine everything else they are focused on.]

The Washington Post published an analysis of whether martial law would be possible in the United States ahead of Trump's inauguration, and observed that the possibility cannot be ruled out as the Republican Party won the majority in Congress.

So far, I've delivered it from Washington.