Chinese influence in South Korea a focus in Yoon impeachment hearings, analysts say

Acting head of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae and other judges arrive for the impeachment trial of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb.18, 2025. Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for the impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb.18, 2025.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court is approaching the final phase of proceedings before it decides in March whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief martial law bid in December.