In the north were concentrated virtually all of Koreas industry. all of its hydroelectric power system. all of its mineral resources. Because it was cut off from all of these resources. the question has repeatedly been asked: Can South Korea survive? The economic miracle of South Korea is remarkable. in the second place. because of the terrible suffering and devastation inflicted by the Korean war and because South Korea had to make room for 5 million refugees from North Korea5 million out of a total populaton of 12 millionwho fled to the south to escape Communist rule. I believe it was the largest migration in history. While I was in Korea I saw many photographs of the hordes of refugees who crowde.l all the roars to the south. fleeing before the Communist armieshunger. fear. and anguish engraved on their faces. To those who say that perhaps the people of Vietnam or the people of other Asian countries may prefer communism to freedom. I would recommend that they restudy the history of this period and that they look at some of the photographs of the refugee exodus from North Koreathe most massive exodus of its kind in recorded history. Finally. the economic miracle that is being wrought under the Park administration is all the more remarkable because of the heavy orice the South Korean Government has had to pay to maintain armed forces totaling almost 600.000 men against the threat of renewed*Communist aggression. The Korean economy is off and running. and there is every reason to be sanguine about the future.
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