China’s carefully staged display of unity with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at a parade marking China’s victory over Japan in WWII projected strength abroad, but it also risks unintended consequences.
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Overshadowing almost everything in the country is the impeachment of the former president for abuse and the ensuing political paralysis.
In the space of just a few hours, South Korea looked to be backsliding toward autocratic rule.
The ‘Washington Declaration’ unveiled during the state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives Seoul a greater role in coordinating a nuclear response strategy.
The meeting is just the second US state visit during the Biden administration. It comes as Washington and Seoul face common concerns.
The key question is whether North Korea does have nuclear weapons that it can readily use against the United States and its regional allies, South Korea and Japan.
South Korea must seek to strike a balance in its respective strategic and economic relationships.
Sanctions and warnings have failed to stop Pyongyang’s belligerence.
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