What will be Biden’s opening move in a next round of US-DPRK high-stakes diplomacy?
Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary
Koreans fear a return to Obama’s failed “strategic patience” policy.
thenation.com/article/world/…
Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary
Koreans fear a return to Obama’s failed “strategic patience” policy.
thenation.com/article/world/…
2/Key perspectives:
“In a rather audacious move on Friday, Representative Lee Nak-yon, the chairman of Moon’s Democratic Party, said he would urge Biden to reaffirm the joint statement of principles signed by President Trump and Chairman Kim at their 2018 summit in Singapore as
“In a rather audacious move on Friday, Representative Lee Nak-yon, the chairman of Moon’s Democratic Party, said he would urge Biden to reaffirm the joint statement of principles signed by President Trump and Chairman Kim at their 2018 summit in Singapore as
3/“the “starting point” for his future negotiations...
“It has legitimacy and authority, and to its content the South and North Koreas and the U.S. have all agreed,” said Lee. How Biden responds to such a proposal will explain a lot about his intentions...
“Biden’s people
“It has legitimacy and authority, and to its content the South and North Koreas and the U.S. have all agreed,” said Lee. How Biden responds to such a proposal will explain a lot about his intentions...
“Biden’s people
4/““fail to acknowledge the unresolved state of the Korean War and what role that plays in the continuous standoff” on the peninsula, said Christine Ahn.
“A Biden administration, [Blinken] said, would “work closely with allies like South Korea and Japan” and encourage China to
“A Biden administration, [Blinken] said, would “work closely with allies like South Korea and Japan” and encourage China to
5/““build genuine economic pressure to squeeze North Korea to get it to the negotiating table. We need to cut off its various avenues and access to resources—something we were doing very vigorously at the end of the Obama-Biden administration.”
Starting off with that kind of
Starting off with that kind of
6/“would be a fatal mistake, said Feron of the Center for International Policy. “Unless Moon can convince Biden to send conciliatory signals to Pyongyang, it is likely that we will soon see North Korean long-range missile tests and a renewed escalation in military tensions,”
7/“he predicted.”...
“I hope the administration stays in touch with the Moon government closely and allows Seoul to interact with Pyongyang before Biden’s inauguration,” [a reliable source in Seoul close to Moon] wrote. “The North will be happy to talk to Biden’s USA if the
“I hope the administration stays in touch with the Moon government closely and allows Seoul to interact with Pyongyang before Biden’s inauguration,” [a reliable source in Seoul close to Moon] wrote. “The North will be happy to talk to Biden’s USA if the
8/“latter abandons a unilateral maximum-pressure approach.”...
On Nov 9, progressive Hankyoreh urged the incoming administration to adopt a new policy and avoid pressuring South Korea to join its anti-China coalition. “We must persuade Biden not to return to strategic patience.”
On Nov 9, progressive Hankyoreh urged the incoming administration to adopt a new policy and avoid pressuring South Korea to join its anti-China coalition. “We must persuade Biden not to return to strategic patience.”
9/Will a Biden Administration build on the laid foundation of the Singapore joint statement, send conciliatory signals to Pyongyang, stick w/ the unilateral maximum-pressure approach of “strategic patience”, encourage China to squeeze North Korea harder w/ tougher sanctions or
10/pressure South Korea to join its anti-China coalition?
Time will tell.
Time will tell.
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