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Oh Young-jin Column

Sun, August 25, 2019 | 15:43

Moon's wrong head and high chin

Less than two months after his inauguration, President Moon Jae-in has faced a few diplomatic sticklers. One person has been involved in all of them - the chief of the presidential National Security Office, Chung Eui-yong. Moon fought hard to get his foreign minister nominee, Kang Kyug-wha, confirmed by the National Assembly, but when there appeared no chance, he pressed ahea...

2017-06-29 14:04

'Peace will spur US investment in N. Korea'

Mr. President, show Trump backbone

If U.S. President Donald Trump is as narcissistic as reported, President Moon Jae-in’s pre-summit media strategy might qualify as a success. If Trump has any sense of reality, it could backfire, meaning a loss of face for President Moon and a big dent to the national prestige.

2017-06-28 11:22

Koreans are constantly evolving breed

We had a roundtable discussion last week titled, “Who are Koreans?” Two reasons made me choose this subject. Our columnist Michael Breen’s latest book, “The New Koreans,” was one. The second was my confidence about the subject _ being Korean all my life should make me an expert or so I thought.

2017-06-27 17:32

Why summit should fail spectacularly

If the summit between President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump fails to produce any significant narrowing of their supposed differences, one shouldn’t take it as a failure. Rather, it may be the start of a new healthy beginning of the stronger alliance. The current state of alliance is so outdated that it won’t work properly. What can rejuvenate it is an ov...

2017-06-23 10:47

Dovish Moon vs. hawkish Trump

Sorry, Vietnam!

The controversy over President Moon Jae-in’s June 6 Memorial Day speech once again forces the nation to face another dark chapter in its history - its involvement in the Vietnam War. To heal this open wound, the nation should confront what it did wrong and apologize for it if necessary. President Moon in his speech praised Vietnam War veterans for “an act of patriotism” to he...

2017-06-18 15:36

Anti-Koreanism, stupid!

When the disruption of the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division’s centennial celebration party was reported, Americans and Koreans reacted the same way - it’s a resurgence of anti-American sentiment. But it may not be. However alien it may sound, it may be the other way around - the emergence of anti-Koreanism among Americans - both the public and government. Don’t blame them for ...

2017-06-16 10:33

For those who feel uneasy about hiccups in the deployment of a U.S. missile interceptor, or Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, here is the lowdown. The late President Roh Moo-hyun settled for a theoretical level on his diplomacy of equidistance - getting away from the orbit of U.S. influence and getting closer to China to gain mediating power. But his proteg...

2017-06-12 17:57

Comparison for commiseration

It is one of the issues I have wanted to deal with to gather forces behind an effort to do away with genocide. As expressed here and through emails I have received, we have received a variety of opinions about these atrocities. Some feel more acutely about the Jewish genocide, while others feel attached to the dark history of the comfort women.

2017-06-09 17:05

Moon plays old power game anew

For those who feel uneasy about hiccups in the deployment of a U.S. missile interceptor, or Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, here is the lowdown. The late President Roh Moo-hyun settled for a theoretical level on his diplomacy of equidistance - getting away from the orbit of U.S. influence and bringing it closer to China to gain mediating power. But his pr...

2017-06-09 11:45

'Excuse me' 'Thank you'

If one says, “Excuse me,” the other wouldn’t say, “Thank you,” or “You’re welcome.” This rhetorical anomaly may best capture the narrative Korea and the United States are having on the allegedly “smuggled” four launchers for the latter’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interceptor battery.

2017-06-04 15:46

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