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When will Moon, Biden have first talks?

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Yonhap By Do Je-hae The timing of President Moon Jae-in's first talks with U.S. President Joe Biden is drawing attention, after the White House announced that the U.S. leader had begun making phone calls to global leaders following his taking office, Wednesday, starting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.President Moon has expressed enthusiasm for an early meeting with Biden. “President Moon hopes to meet with President Biden in person in the near future to strengthen friendship, trust and engage in candid talks on issues of common interest,” presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok said during a briefing, Thursday. Moon also called for early exchanges with the new U.S. leader during a New Year press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Jan. 18. With the clock ticking on his presidency, the Korean leader has indicated a strong desire to coordinate with the new U.S. administration on reviving talk

Jan 22, 2021By Do Je-hae
When will Moon, Biden have first talks?
Foreign Affairs

Long-term perspective needed in Korea's response to US-China competition

The U.S.-China competition, which started with a tariff war under the former Donald Trump administration, is expected to escalate with the Joe Biden administration and continue to impact Korea's policy-making. gettyimagesbankBy Do Je-haeOne of the gravest challenges for Korea in the years ahead may be the escalating U.S.-China rivalry which will continue to have a profound impact on Korea's policies in various sectors, including diplomacy, national security and trade.Already, key nominees of the new U.S. administration have expressed a hardline stance against China. During a Senate confirmation hearing last week, U.S. Secretary of State-nominee Antony Blinken told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he will maintain a tough stance on Beijing. Asked whether he had any doubts that the goal of the Chinese Communist Party is to be the world's predominant political, geopolitical, military and economic power and for the U.S. to decline, Blinken said, “I have no doubt.”Pull from two superpowersThe prospect of a continued tough stance by the U.S. on China has resulted in

Jan 22, 2021By Do Je-hae
Long-term perspective needed in Korea's response to US-China competition
Foreign Affairs

Biden's focus on repairing alliances to impact Korea-US relations

Korean Ambassador to U.S. Lee Soo-hyuck attends the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President Joe Biden, Thursday. / From Lee Soo-hyuck's FacebookBy Do Je-hae U.S. President Joe Biden's inaugural speech Thursday carried a brief but noteworthy message for allies who were weary of his predecessor Donald Trump's precipitous “America first” policy and questioned the health of the country's global leadership.“My message to those beyond our borders. America has been tested and we've come out stronger for it. We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again. Not to meet yesterday's challenges, but today's and tomorrow's challenges. And we'll lead, not merely by the example of our power, but by the power of our example,” Biden said.The new U.S. leader also said that his country will be a “strong and trusted partner for peace, progress and security.”Concerns were on the rise about the deteriorating Korea-U.S. alliance under the previous Trump administration over some major hurdles in bilateral relations, such as Trump's demands of huge increa

Jan 21, 2021By Do Je-hae
Biden's focus on repairing alliances to impact Korea-US relations
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Foreign Affairs

Moon replaces foreign minister ahead of Biden inauguration

Presidential envoy Chung Eui-yong, left, talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a visit to Pyongyang in September 2018. While serving as the chief of the National Security Office, Chung visited Pyongyang twice as a presidential envoy in 2018, both times shortly before inter-Korean summits took place. Cheong Wa Dae highlighted Chung's special record as a negotiator with North Korea as one of the primary reasons for his Jan. 20 nomination as foreign minister. Courtesy of Cheong Wa DaeBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in replaced Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha with former National Security Office (NSO) chief Chung Eui-yong, Wednesday, as part of a reshuffle of three ministerial posts. The replacement of the nation's top diplomat came less than a day before new U.S. President Joe Biden is sworn in.Replacing Kang, the longest-serving minister in Moon's Cabinet who has been there since the beginning of the administration in May 2017, Moon picked Chung who was his first NSO head. Cheong Wa Dae underlined Chung's extensive involvement with President Moon's “peace process&rdqu

Jan 20, 2021By Do Je-hae
Moon replaces foreign minister ahead of Biden inauguration
North Korea

Moon calls on Biden to move forward from Singapore agreement with North Korea

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a New Year press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in underlined an agreement reached between the U.S. and North Korea in Singapore in 2018 as a starting point for diplomacy under the incoming Joe Biden administration during a New Year press conference, Monday.The 2018 Singapore Declaration, the outcome of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12, laid out the principles for establishing new U.S.-North Korea relations and building a robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. Moon stressed that the agreement between two of the combatants in the 1950-53 Korean War should be carried on with despite the change in administrations in the U.S. as the first step to breaking a prolonged deadlock in negotiations since the failure of a follow-up summit in Hanoi in February 2019. “The Singapore Declaration under the Trump administration was a very important declaration for denuclearization and the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula,” Moon said durin

Jan 18, 2021By Do Je-hae
Moon calls on Biden to move forward from Singapore agreement with North Korea
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Politics

Role of Korea-China-Japan summit highlighted amid intensifying row with Japan

President Moon Jae-in, left, and new Ambassador to Japan Kang Chang-il pose after a ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Amid increased bilateral tensions between Korea and Japan resulting from a recent local court ruling regarding a historical issue, diplomatic experts expressed the importance of proceeding with the 9th Korea-China-Japan summit as planned.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga lashed out at Seoul after a local court ruling last week in favor of surviving South Korean victims of wartime sex slavery who demanded compensation from Tokyo. The Japanese leader reiterated that all colonial-era reparations were completely concluded with the 1965 normalization treaty. President Moon officially appointed Kang Chang-il as his new ambassador to Japan, Thursday, during a ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae. It is expected that one of the first things the new envoy will focus on is persuading the Japanese side to attend the annual summit. Suga is hesitant to visit Korea unless there is progress in the existing deadlock between the two countries on the issue of compensati

Jan 14, 2021By Do Je-hae
Role of Korea-China-Japan summit highlighted amid intensifying row with Japan
North Korea

Possibility of 2021 Moon-Kim summit drawing attention

President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un greet each other at the northern side of Panmunjeom in May 2018, a few weeks ahead of the U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore in June. Courtesy of Cheong Wa DaeBy Do Je-hae The possibility of another summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year is gaining attention thanks to moves by the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). The ruling bloc began floating the idea of a fourth summit between the two following Moon's New Year speech Monday, which showed his unwavering commitment to renewing talks with the North “anywhere anytime.”Moon's close aides, including senior secretary for political affairs Choi Jae-sung and DPK Rep. Youn Kun-young, a former presidential aide involved in preparations for the Moon-Kim summits in 2018, are highlighting the need for another inter-Korean summit this year to revive momentum for the President's “peace process” on the Korean Peninsula. “The launch of the U.S. Joe Biden administration will bring changes in the environment within and

Jan 13, 2021By Do Je-hae
Possibility of 2021 Moon-Kim summit drawing attention
Foreign Affairs

Moon struggling to find breakthrough in ties with Japan

President Moon Jae-in arrives to deliver a New Year speech at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. YonhapPresident troubled by ruling on compensation for comfort womenBy Do Je-hae One of the more noticeable differences in Moon's New Year address, Monday, compared to the one in 2020 was the reduced focus on international relations, particularly regarding Japan. The Korean leader's reference to the neighboring country only contained a few words ― “striving for forward-looking relations.”The New Year address came as Moon has been dealt with an additional burden in Korea-Japan relations from another historical dispute ― this one involving Korean victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military before and during World War II. Last week, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of 12 Korean plaintiffs who had demanded compensation from the Japanese government for the atrocities they suffered during Japanese colonial rule of the peninsula. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said his government would never accept the Korean court's ruling, adding that all wartime reparations were

Jan 12, 2021By Do Je-hae
Moon struggling to find breakthrough in ties with Japan
  • Court ruling to hamper Moon's plan for Olympic diplomacy in Tokyo
Foreign Affairs

Moon underlines last-minute diplomacy with North Korea in New Year speech

President Moon Jae-in delivers a New Year address to the nation at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seokBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in underlined an unwavering commitment to his peace process on the Korean Peninsula by improving relations with North Korea, Monday, despite rising concerns over a possible continued deadlock in both inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea relations under the incoming Joe Biden administration.In a 27-minute New Year speech, President Moon said he would sit down with the North “at anytime, anywhere” to discuss cooperation, even in a non-face-to-face manner. “This year marks the 30th anniversary of the two Koreas' simultaneous membership of the United Nations. The South and North must join hands to prove that peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula is beneficial for the international community,” Moon said during the nationally-televised address. “It is our duty to pass on a Korean Peninsula without war and nuclear weapons to the next generation. In line with the launch of the U.S. Biden administration, t

Jan 11, 2021By Do Je-hae
Moon underlines last-minute diplomacy with North Korea in New Year speech
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Politics

Court ruling to hamper Moon's plan for Olympic diplomacy in Tokyo

President Moon Jae-in speaks on the phone with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Sept. 24, at Cheong Wa Dae. Courtesy of Cheong Wa DaeBy Do Je-hae A local court ruling over a historical issue between Korea and Japan has emerged as another major impediment to President Moon Jae-in's plan to use the upcoming Tokyo Olympics as a platform for diplomacy among key players in the region.The Seoul Central District Court's Jan. 8 ruling ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation of $91,200 to each of 12 Korean women who were victims of sexual slavery practices by the Japanese Army before and during World War II. The ruling triggered an intense backlash from Tokyo and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who said Japan could never accept the ruling.“The comfort women issue between Japan and South Korea has already been resolved completely and definitely,” Suga told reporters after the ruling. Suga's hardline stance is expected to further aggravate the mood between the two countries ahead of the Olympics. He has already refused to visit Korea for the Korea-Japan-Ch

Jan 10, 2021By Do Je-hae
Court ruling to hamper Moon's plan for Olympic diplomacy in Tokyo
  • Moon struggling to find breakthrough in ties with Japan
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