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Behind The Beef Spat.(Periscope; Global Retreat)(Brief article)

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| June 23, 2008 | Lee, B.J. | COPYRIGHT 2008 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: B. J. LEE

South korean president Lee Myung-bak took power in February as one of the most enthusiastically global leaders the world has ever seen. The well-traveled former Hyundai CEO vowed to repair relations with America, open doors to foreign multinationals, promote the teaching of English and welcome foreigners into his cabinet. (Can you imagine a proudly cosmopolitan European nation even entertaining such a thought?) It was clear Lee would be a test of South Korea's dueling impulses for embracing internal reform and wariness of outsiders. Now the results are in, and South Korea has failed the global test.

Hundreds of thousands are protesting Lee's opening to supposedly unsafe U.S. beef imports, but are really boycotting Lee and everything he ...

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