According to the paper, vast plots of land in Thaejang-dong, Wonju City, Kangwon Province of south Korea have been left careless for nine years since the transfer of the U.S. military base to Phyongthaek, as the U.S. forces have refused to bear the expenses of depolluting the contaminated soil.

The paper urged the U.S. to have positive access to the "government's" decision on early return.