I received this from a friend in Korea, about the collapse of the mainstream conservative party in that country:
“This column examines how South Korea’s conservative ruling party effectively imploded from within—through weak leadership, lawfare, compromised party discipline, and the refusal to confront entrenched judicial power.
But more critically, it reveals how this collapse created new openings for CCP influence in a country that is supposed to be one of America’s strongest allies.
For more than a decade, Korea’s mainstream conservative party maintained regular political exchanges and MOUs with the CCP’s International Department, while failing to build any meaningful ties with the U.S. conservative movement.
During the recent constitutional crisis and the unprecedented lawfare campaign against President Yoon, that same party chose to stand aside, distance itself from its own government, and legitimize narratives that weakened the presidency.
The result was a complete institutional breakdown inside Korea’s ruling party—a breakdown that now leaves the country more vulnerable to external pressure, political manipulation, and CCP-aligned influence networks.
What happened in Korea mirrors the exact patterns some have repeatedly warned about:
• CCP influence operations through formal and informal political channels
• Weak center-right parties unwilling to confront authoritarian pressure
• Bureaucratic and judicial structures overpowering elected leadership
• Lawfare deployed to dismantle constitutional authority
• The absence of a global conservative network capable of defending vulnerable allies
This is not merely a Korean domestic issue.
It is a strategic shift that affects the Indo-Pacific balance and creates opportunities for Beijing at a moment of heightened geopolitical competition.
I believe this analysis may be useful to the work of observers, especially regarding CCP strategy, regional authoritarian alignment, and the vulnerabilities emerging inside U.S. allied democracies.”
This is very similar to what has happened to USA, Europe and the entire Western world. ABN
American Buddhist Net 