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Article: Anti-U.S. Protests in South Korea
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- July 4, 2000
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CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-04-2000
Anti-U.S. Protests in South Korea
MAEHYANG-RI, South Korea (AP) -- The anti-U.S. rally seemed quaint at times, a rote display of fist pumping and ``Yankee go home'' chants that recalled a simpler, ideologically divided world.
Even the violence was mechanical, with student activists in T-shirts and shorts periodically surging against a locked wall of riot shields. After brawling for 20 minutes or so, the activists brushed themselves off and settled into more speeches.
Protests against the U.S. military presence in South Korea have been increasing since the Korea summit in mid-June.
Although they remain limited in size and ...
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