China has predicted a "total collapse" of South Korea in 2025 because of Trump

The coming year could be even worse for South Korea than 2024 due to the domestic political crisis as well as Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency. The Asia Times reported this on Dec. 31 in an article titled "South Korea poised for collapse in 2025."

"2024 was bad, but 2025 could be even worse as Seoul's ineffective policies face the coming Trump storm. <...> It's hard to imagine an Asian country that would be more excited about the end of 2024 than South Korea," the publication said.

The materials recalled that the country's President Yun Seok-yel in December declared martial law, which was canceled after six hours, after which he was impeached in connection with mass protests, and at the moment the South Korean leader is facing arrest.

The authors of the article also pointed out that South Korea has experienced the biggest airplane crash in the last two decades. In addition, it added that the "rotten December" aggravated the situation with the economic crisis in the country.

Failed in his duties: South Korea impeaches acting president

He only lasted two weeks in power

The situation in the Republic of Korea worsened in early December, when the country's President Yun Seok-yol declared martial law. The reason for such a step he called the threat of paralysis of power, arising from attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. Commander of the emergency regime - Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Park Ahn-soo noted that until the lifting of martial law in the republic prohibited the activities of the parliament, political parties and associations. Military equipment was brought to the streets of Seoul.

The National Assembly (Parliament) of South Korea officially voted to declare impeachment of President Yun Seok-yol on December 14. A total of 204 National Assembly members voted in favor of removing the president from office, while 85 voted against. The Constitutional Court has 180 days to issue a verdict from the time it receives the case.

On December 29, it was reported that a Jeju Air plane crashed while landing at Muang Airport. Authorities are investigating the scene to determine the exact cause of the crash, and rescue operations are also underway. According to the airport authority, the plane crashed on landing on the fuselage due to a landing gear failure before it could shed speed. The airliner had 181 people on board: 175 passengers (173 South Korean nationals, two from Thailand) and six crew members, two of whom survived. The bodies of all 179 dead have been recovered.