고2 영어말하기대회 자료 The reunion of Korea

Seven decades years ago, our fathers brought forth on this country a new nation from the Japanese empire. five years later we experienced the tragedy of the fratricidal war, the Korean War, where the people were tricked into killing each other.

It destroyed everything, except for the Korean main characteristics that are diligent and industrious.

Old woes were to be overcome and we overcame them. For the next two generations marvelous thing came true. Risen from the ruins We, Korea constructed Sixty three building and hosted the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. That’s why we have called Miracle of Hangang. Moreover, When our nation faced the IMF crisis, The people conquered it by donating their own priceless valuables. These days, our economy is 350 times more than How it was in 1950. The national per capita income, which was sixty-seven dollars, becomes Thirty-two thousand seven hundred seventy-five dollars. Trade has increased by 1900 times. We made Korea really great and one of the powerful countries on earth. As the entire world knows, we achieved something miraculous, And we afford to endure unity expense. By paying for the unification cost only once, we can make further progress in the future. The first South-North Korean summit was held. We have the possibility to make our country unify. There are four reasons why we should become one.

First of all, the effect of economic revitalization by utilizing North Korea's underground resources is enormous. According to the Korea Resources Agency, the North has 2,000 tons of gold, 5,000 tons of silver, 1.06 million tons of zinc, 21.1 million tons of limestone, 100 billion tons of iron, and 6 billion tons of magnesite. It is the world's largest uranium reserve. As South Korea lacks resources and has a weak domestic market base, it is difficult to actively develop consumer production. If North Korea's mineral resources and South Korea's population are combined, businesses will have more work to do, and jobs increase, reviving the economy.

Secondly, a transcontinental railroad connecting the continents would be secured. If the two Koreas reunify, they can make the Korean Peninsula the core of transportation and railroad connecting Eurasia and the Pacific Ocean and grow into the center of the global economy. South Korean goods and imported goods can be linked to the North via rail to China and to Mongolia to Russia. A unified Korea train can connect to Paris, Rome, and London. With the logistics system in place, the country has a Competitiveness of Nations

Third, unification will bring enormous benefits. Additional benefits may be expected from the increased economic cooperation with the North, such as the use of its labor, the development of underground resources, and the import of tourism. Unification benefits are all forms of economic and non-economical benefits for the two Koreas through unification. To cite Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, If the two Koreas integrate their economies, North Korea's GDP growth rate would be 16 percent for the next 30 years from 2016, and South Korea's GDP growth rate would increase by 1 percent annually. As another benefit, we can contribute to regional economic security by preparing for reunification on a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula along with the international community.

Fourth, it is also necessary for the reunion of separated families who have suffered from the division. In a situation where one can not go to one's hometown due to the division of the nation and the division of the nation, and one can not meet his or her parents and brothers, the unification of Korea must be achieved. Being unable to go is never the same as not to go. We must get rid of the pain that they can not see each other even when they are alive. How many tears do we have to shed? Unification is also necessary for the reunion of separated families.

North Korea has a bunch of underground resources, abundant labor, and land to connect cross-border trains. South Korea has high technology and mass production facilities. By taking advantage of the comparative advantage of the two countries, we can develop like Germany. Even in the case of West and East Germany, there was a lot of decline at first, but now it has come a long way. Unification is either needed by separated families. Based on these reasons, I wish that the day of reunification would come as soon as possible.