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China drawing Northeast Asia strategy without US

China's foreign ministry stated that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Seoul has achieved "rich results"(fengfu chengguo). China's most important achievement is that it has secured an opportunity to advance a China-led regional cooperation mechanism in Northeast Asia without U.S. involvement. This will stimulate intra-East Asian economic integrat...

2020-12-08 17:00

Korean-Americans in Congress

Several months before the U.S. elections in November, I was talking with a Korean Embassy official in Washington, D.C. He was bemoaning the fact that there was only one Korean-American in the U.S. Congress and wished that more would be elected to reflect accurately their presence in American society.

2020-12-07 16:50

Changes after two wars

I suppose most who see the reference to two wars would assume I'm going to write about the Korean War and World War II, but no, - put on your history hat - I'm writing about the Japanese Invasion of 1592, and the Manchu Invasion of 1636.

2020-12-06 17:05

Tales of gloom and doom

The North Korean economy is in such dire straits that none of the experts know quite what to do about it other than beg Kim Jong-un, please, sir, reform the economy and do away with your nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and a lot of aid.

2020-12-03 17:56

You'll never walk alone

The other day, while I was driving to do some errands, the car radio played “You'll Never Walk Alone,” the well-known show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel,” more recently sung by Andrea Bocelli. I saw Bocelli on stage last year in Miami and am a great fan. Perhaps that's why I paid closer attention to the lyrics. This persuasive chant, designed to...

2020-12-02 16:50

Dark winter

“I can taste the tin of the sky - the real tin thing. / Winter dawn is the color of metal, / The trees stiffen into place like burnt nerves. / All night I have dreamed of destruction, annihilations - / An assembly-line of cut throats…” -from “Waking in Winter,” by Sylvia Plath

2020-12-02 16:40

Biden and Korean security

As the United States, her allies and the world prepare for the end of the Trump presidency, the calls begin for President-elect Biden to develop a coherent foreign policy respecting America's commitments and partnerships. The morass of public health that is COVID-19 in the United States and elsewhere should speed America's return to multilateral initiatives. This includes rel...

2020-12-01 17:54

Diplomatic mission impossible

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, unlike the current occupant of the White House, is seen as a reasonable and predictable person. Biden has reaffirmed this through his recent selections for key cabinet posts.

2020-12-01 17:50

Pyongyang's reticence on Biden

For weeks, North Korea has been silent on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Since Joe Biden was recognized as the U.S. president-elect, many world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, have called Biden to congratulate him on his victory.

2020-11-30 17:00

Thanksgiving in thankless year

As I write this, the international media is reporting that Diego Maradona has died. The outpouring of grief and condolences has been universal, with perhaps the exception of English soccer fans with a long memory and equally long-lasting grudge for the “Hand of God” incident. Several weeks earlier, we also lost Sean Connery, the quintessential James Bond, who defined a manly ...

2020-11-29 17:38

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