{
  "id": 10704259,
  "title": "8 in 10 S. Koreans view 2 Koreas as separate states: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/8-in-10-s-koreans-view-2-koreas-as-separate-states-poll-10704259",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260929/8-in-10-s-koreans-view-2-koreas-as-separate-states-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Gallup Korea poll commissioned by Seoul National University's Institute for Peace and Unification Studies found that 81.8 percent of South Koreans view South and North Korea as separate states, a phenomenon described as highly unusual. Of those surveyed, 53.5 percent recognized North Korea as a sovereign state, while 38.7 percent saw it as a potential partner for cooperation, an increase of 4.7 percentage points from the previous year. Notably, 62.4 percent of liberals believed North Korea was likely to launch a military provocation, compared to 54.2 percent of conservatives. According to Kim Byung-ro, a researcher at IPUS, this is a stark contrast to the trend where security concerns typically rise among conservatives and decline among liberals during periods of liberal administrations. When asked about South Korea's territorial boundaries, 60.8 percent of respondents believed the country's territory is limited to the areas under its effective control in the South, while 28.3 percent believed the territory encompasses the entire peninsula.",
  "summary": "More than 80 percent of South Koreans viewed South and North Korea as separate states, a survey showed Tuesday. According to the poll conducted by Gallup Korea and commissioned by Seoul National University's Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS), 81.8 percent said they viewed South and North Korea as two separate states. The poll showed that 53.5 percent of the respondents recognized…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "8 of 10 S. Koreans view two Koreas as separate states: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/8-of-10-s-koreans-view-two-koreas-as-separate-states-poll-10692690",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:37:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "8 of 10 S. Koreans view two Koreas as separate states: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/8-of-10-s-koreans-view-two-koreas-as-separate-states-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:07:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}