Today, trade among the countries is material to globalize. Many countries are trying to trade for their own national interests. Trading between countries, however, it can be incurred an internal resistance and external problem because it might be possible that interest conflicts each other.
This collision also broke out of FTA(Free Trade Agreement). Korean government has decided to import American beef but most people are against that decision because they don’t want to be threatened their health bt Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, so thousands gathered and attended candlelight vigil amid bitter protests over ‘tained’ beef. The beginning of candlelight vigils, both of citizens and police were peaceful and calm but as time went by they got violent and then, finally a tacit agreement about peaceful display was broken off. Roadways were often occupied with citizens and the police resorted to compulsory measures to break up the crowd by water hoses. In the event, lots of people(including police) got injured. Some people recorded the events processed and outspread, so it becomes a big issue. A few citizens were confined and police also got punishment but important thing is that police are getting push to citizens, if anything, citizens are getting angry and more gathering. Finally, Korean government is trying to renegotiate changing some part of decision about importing American beef, at they also started to return in peaceful way.
The candlelight vigils are still in progress. The collision that the government to drive forward FTA for economic profit and people to protest their health from by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is not easy to find a solution because they see it from a totally different perspective. To bring a matter to a peaceful settlement , I think that they will require flexibility on both sides and they will need to settle the dispute by mutual concession.
