Early Wednesday morning I woke up for some reason and turned on the television — only to be blindsided by the mind-blowing news out of Seoul.
Just the night before, President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a “state of emergency” and declared martial law. As troops attempted to take control of the National Assembly, some 190 lawmakers passed a resolution demanding martial law to be lifted. Watching the grave situation and still in bed, I had to ask myself whether I was dreaming of the 1980s.
The area around South Korea's National Assembly descended into chaos. But early on Wednesday, Yoon abruptly announced he was lifting the state of emergency he had just imposed hours before, citing the parliamentary resolution.
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