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COVID-19 Response in South Korea: Interview with Ji-Yeon Jo, Director of the Carolina Asia Center

April 2, 2020
Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
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Ji-Yeon Jo, director of the Carolina Asia Center.



South Korea was one of the first countries to react to the spread of COVID-19 and has largely received positive assessments for both the governmental and popular response. Professor Ji-Yeon Jo, associate professor of Korean studies and director of the Carolina Asia Center, talks us through the basics.

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