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[VIEW] A letter to friends in China fighting against coronavirus
VIEWA letter to friends in China fighting against coronavirus
Difficulty knocks on the door out of nowhere. Adversity comes in many forms. We all bound to face hardships from which it seems there is no way out. However, to see the rainbow, we have to overcome the storm. Only once we overcome what is in front of us, we can finally go further.
2020-02-16 10:43
[VIEW] What matters more than Harris' mustache
VIEWWhat matters more than Harris' mustache
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper jointly contributed to the Wall Street Journal on January 16 under the title “South Korea is an ally, not a dependent.”
2020-01-23 10:42
[INTERVIEW] A stitch in time: preserving traditional Korean embroidery
INTERVIEWA stitch in time: preserving traditional Korean embroidery
Greeting the New Year, as Korea's biggest holiday approaches, suddenly I was interested in “our own” culture. Visiting the Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum in Seongbuk-dong was surprising serendipity.
2020-01-18 09:41
[VIEW] South Korea is key barometer for internationalization of Chinese renminbi
VIEWSouth Korea is key barometer for internationalization of Chinese renminbi
The internationalization of the Chinese currency, the renminbi, which is also known as the yuan, was perhaps the hottest issue for the international monetary system during the first half of the 2010s.
2020-01-11 10:18
[VIEW] How to restore relations between Korea and Japan
VIEWHow to restore relations between Korea and Japan
Last year was one of the most confrontational periods for Korea-Japan relations in recent memory. Among the issues were ending and then re-extending the intelligence-sharing GSOMIA (General Security of Military Information Agreement), the appeal on the deal regarding enforced sexual slavery, the Korean Supreme Court's decision on forced labor, the use of the Rising Sun Flag, ...
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[VIEW] Military competition in Northeast Asia and military cooperation between South Korea and China
VIEWMilitary competition in Northeast Asia and military cooperation between South Korea and China
The maritime arms race in Northeast Asia, especially between South Korea, China and Japan, is regarded as at a serious level. The four neighboring powers, especially the U.S., have greatly contributed to this military competition.
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[VIEW] Misreading North Korea's leverage on Trump
VIEWMisreading North Korea's leverage on Trump
The Moon Jae-in government seems hopeful that North Korea's Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump will soon resume practical negotiations on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and hold a third summit, respectively for personal and national interest.
2019-12-21 11:11
[VIEW] Pyongyang trapped in illusion of 'North Korean superiority'
VIEWPyongyang trapped in illusion of 'North Korean superiority'
Unlike the reconciliatory and cooperative inter-Korean mood last year, 2019 was the year that North Korea continued its aggressive action toward the South. In 2019, Pyongyang clearly condemned South Korea's role as a mediator and facilitator through Kim Jong-un's speech at the 14th Supreme People's Assembly on April 12. This attitude remained even after the ROK-DPRK-U.S. Summ...
2019-12-14 10:58
[INTERVIEW] Korea-China relations definitely entering new phase
INTERVIEWKorea-China relations definitely entering new phase
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[VIEW] Managing the fundamental change of a century in world politics
VIEWManaging the fundamental change of a century in world politics
In recent years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping coined the widely used phrase “the fundamental change in world politics of the century” to portray China's deteriorating external environment. Without giving a specific definition of what the change is, the general understanding is that it refers to worsening Sino-U.S. relations in the advent of Washington finally coming up with a st...
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