HEADLINE: South Korea Faces "Techno-Totalitarianism" After Suspicious Data Center Fire GUEST NAME: Morse Tan 50 WORD SUMMARY: A suspicious battery blaze paralyzed over 600 South Korean government services, raising questions about server security and the d

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HEADLINE: South Korea Faces "Techno-Totalitarianism" After Suspicious Data Center Fire GUEST NAME: Morse Tan 50 WORD SUMMARY: A suspicious battery blaze paralyzed over 600 South Korean government services, raising questions about server security and the destruction of intelligence. The timing is critical, disabling background checks on Chinese entrants. President Yoon Suk Yeol is strongly allied with the CCP, having purged military leadership. This incident, likened to the Reichstag fire, poses a grave threat to democracy and fosters "techno-totalitarianism."

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0:00.0	This is CBSI on the world.
0:04.8	I'm John Batchel.
0:05.7	My colleague and co-host and friend Gordon Chang at Gordon-Gee Chang joins me.
0:10.4	Korea, since the election of E.J. Myeong.
0:14.0	We welcome Morris Tan, very helpful guide to the recent elections.
0:19.3	He was there as an observer.
0:20.5	And now can help us understand
0:23.3	headlines from South Korea that are suggestive but not definitive. Need interpretation. CNN reporting
0:31.8	explosive battery blaze in South Korea paralyzes vital government services.
0:39.0	Puzzling.
0:40.4	It looks damaging to the business of government as usual.
0:45.5	South Korea is a highly digitalized state.
0:48.9	Morris, a very good evening to you.
0:50.2	Thank you very much for joining.
0:52.5	We're glad to join you.
0:53.7	At first glance, it looks like, oh, yes, that's right.
0:56.5	That happens to those Tesla's all the time.
0:58.9	The battery catches fire.
1:00.7	Once a while, it happens on board an aircraft.
1:02.8	So it happened to South Korea.
1:04.2	What's the big deal?
1:05.7	You tell me this is a very big deal.
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