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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 17:59

[VIEW] Unexpected achievements, emerging challenges on sixth anniversary of BRI

VIEWUnexpected achievements, emerging challenges on sixth anniversary of BRI

It has been six years since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), regarded as a “Century Project,” was proposed in 2013. BRI is now exerting an increasingly significant effect on the world while influencing China itself greatly. Overall, positive opinions of the many from home and abroad coexist with some doubts of the few. The research done over the past six years offers the a...

2019-11-09 10:58

[INTERVIEW] Desire to share China's experience with the international community

INTERVIEWDesire to share China's experience with the international community

In early October, I met Fu Ying, vice chairperson (deputy minister in terms of Korea) of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the National People's Congress. Fu Ying is one the world's most famous Chinese.

2019-11-02 10:09

[INTERVIEW] Future of Sino-Korean relations, exchange of local government

INTERVIEWFuture of Sino-Korean relations, exchange of local government

Korea and China are geographically and culturally similar, but as they have different historical experiences in the process of industrialization and modernization, there are several differences.

2019-10-26 10:34

[VIEW] Australia, the Indo-Pacific and China's Belt and Road Initiative

VIEWAustralia, the Indo-Pacific and China's Belt and Road Initiative

The Trump administration's embrace of the Indo-Pacific strategic construct has made this notion of crucial importance to the region. While the adoption by the U.S. has been the most symbolically important component of the rise of this super-sized regional concept, allies and partners of the U.S. have been advocating for just such a concept for some time.

2019-10-19 13:02

[INTERVIEW] Life of Korean-Chinese interpreters and the future of interpretation

INTERVIEWLife of Korean-Chinese interpreters and the future of interpretation

As a frequent participant at international conferences, I am well aware that the success of a meeting is in excellent presentation. However, I also know that interpretation is no less important than the presentation itself.

2019-10-12 12:12

[VIEW] How North Korea can use auctions and radical markets to foster growth and governance

VIEWHow North Korea can use auctions and radical markets to foster growth and governance

In the recent Trump-Kim summits, both world leaders expressed hope based in part on a “mutual gains” model. Such a model is predicated on a “win-win,” where both sides can come out better ahead.

2019-10-05 10:44

[REVIEW] Korea and Japan's China dilemma: Dragon slayer vs Dragon hugger

REVIEWKorea and Japan's China dilemma: Dragon slayer vs Dragon hugger

The Korea-Japan Experts Seminar was held in Tokyo on August 27, when Korea-Japan relations were sharply conflicting.

2019-09-28 09:17

[REVIEW] Seoul Defense Dialogue 2019: Toward peace on the peninsula

REVIEWSeoul Defense Dialogue 2019: Toward peace on the peninsula

The Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2019, hosted by the Ministry of National Defense, took place at the Lotte Hotel Seoul from September 4 to 6. The SDD is a multilateral security dialogue initiated in 2012 to promote peace and stability in Northeast Asia and to improve the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region.

2019-09-21 09:09

[INTERVIEW] 'Korea, Japan indispensable to each other'

INTERVIEW'Korea, Japan indispensable to each other'

As a representative specialist in Japanese security and foreign policy as well as security issues on the Korean Peninsula, Narushige Michishita is vice president and professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo.

2019-08-20 14:54

[VIEW] ROK-Japan relations, a moderate tension is necessary

VIEWROK-Japan relations, a moderate tension is necessary

With Japan's economic “retaliation” against the Korean Supreme Court's judgment on reparation over Japan's wartime forced labor, Korea-Japan relations are at their worst since they established diplomatic ties.

2019-08-04 13:29

EXCLUSIVEKorea to restrict imports from Japan's Fukushima

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