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“We are not a US colony!”

Anti-Trump protesters in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON

“Harris out! We are not a US colony! We are not an ATM machine!” the demonstrators chanted outside the embassy, surrounded by phalanxes of police. The left-leaning protesters from several youth groups cheered as two students smashed up blocks of tofu and acorn jelly adorned with paper portraits of Harris.

In October, dozens of progressive university students climbed into the grounds of the ambassador’s residence in protest against the US presence in the country, sparking calls from the embassy for more police protection.

 

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