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The Jeju April 3 Incident

The Jeju April 3 Incident is an indelible wound in the collective memory of the Korean people. It was a prolonged campaign of military and police repression that lasted for six and a half years, from April 3, 1948, to September 21, 1954.

The background of the incident lies in the aftermath of World War II. The Korean Peninsula was divided, with the southern half placed under the control of the United States Military Government in Korea, and the northern half under Soviet administration. Jeju Island fell under U.S. control. After Japan’s defeat, many people who had been mobilized for the war returned to Jeju, causing the island’s population to suddenly increase by more than 60,000. This rapid influx led to severe unemployment, the spread of infectious diseases, and food shortages, plunging local residents into deep hardship.

The immediate trigger of the Jeju April 3 Incident can be traced back to March 1, 1947—just one day after Taiwan’s February 28 Incident. That day marked the anniversary of Korea’s March 1st Movement, and residents gathered to watch a commemorative demonstration. During the procession, a mounted police officer struck a six-year-old child with his horse and failed to stop. Enraged, the crowd demanded that the officer be held accountable. The police, mistaking the protest for an uprising, opened fire on the civilians. This incident ignited widespread anger and caused long-suppressed grievances to erupt. Islanders responded by organizing large-scale strikes to express their discontent.

To the authorities at the time—and to the United States—Jeju Island was viewed as a “red island.” As a result, mass strikes were interpreted as being directed by socialism or communism, and were met with violent suppression. The situation worsened after Syngman Rhee declared martial law on Jeju. One particularly brutal measure was the so-called “scorched-earth policy,” under which anyone found more than five kilometers inland from the coastline could be killed on sight. If a single family member was suspected of involvement with the Workers’ Party, entire families were executed—regardless of age, sparing neither the elderly nor children.

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In 1945, after the Republic of China government took over Taiwan, the people held very high expectations for their “motherland.” However, continued discrimination, corruption, and rising rice prices gradually led to deep disappointment among the population.

The trigger of the February 28 Incident occurred on February 27, 1947, when officers from the Taipei Monopoly Bureau assaulted a cigarette vendor, Lin Jiang-mai, during a crackdown on the illegal cigarette trade, and shot and killed a bystander, Chen Wen-xi. This incident ignited the long-suppressed anger of the people. Although citizens took to the streets in protest, they were met with violent suppression.

Moreover, the end of the February 28 Incident was only the beginning. It was followed by the White Terror, during which Taiwan lost a great number of talented individuals, resulting in devastating losses to society as a whole.

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Alien stage//USSR and USA

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South Korea and North Korea — “A Moment of Quiet”

The second image shows the contrast in their bodies:

one a soldier, the other a celebrity.

Both carry scars on their backs—

one like the sun,

the other like the moon.

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USSR and USA

The United States once skipped an etiquette class and went to the big tree he often visited, only to find that someone was already sitting there. It was the not-yet-fully-formed Soviet Union (which is why his flag was white). At first, the United States was quite annoyed that this boy had taken over his tree, but gradually he realized that the Soviet Union was easy to talk to. Before long, they began secretly sneaking off together to wander around the market.