The Korean Unification Flag Isn't as Unifying as It Seems
“How could we embrace North Korea as one of our own?”
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In one of the many overtures of peace agreed upon by Seoul and Pyongyang ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, a reunification flag took the place of the North and South Korean national flags at the opening ceremony on Friday. The symbolism of the flag, which was carried by the joint Korean delegation as it marched, is not subtle. It depicts a united Korean peninsula in a soft pastel blue against anmending long-curdled relations with the Pyongyang.
