North Korea and the North Korean Nuclear Issue as Reflected in the Chinese On-line Debate Forum

Asia Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-34
Author(s):  
Jeong Hoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
The North ◽  
Nuclear Issue ◽  
On Line

US rhetoric masks absence of fresh North Korea policy

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
National Security ◽  
North Korea ◽  
National Security Council ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
Nuclear Focus ◽  
Nuclear Issue

Significance South Korea’s unification minister (MOU) warned on April 10 that any US strike on North Korea would put “the safety of the public” at risk. A day later, Seoul’s defence (MND) and foreign (MFA) ministries dismissed rumours on local social media of an imminent war crisis as “overblown” and “groundless”, respectively. Moon Jae-in, the liberal opposition candidate whom most polls predict will win the May 9 snap presidential election, said he does not expect a US pre-emptive strike on the North. However, Moon also warned Washington that South Korea is “the concerned party” which “owns” peninsula-related matters, including the nuclear issue. Impacts Experienced military professionals in Trump’s cabinet and National Security Council are a restraining influence. South Korea and Japan, being in the front line, will counsel their US protector against any action that might imperil their security. If Moon Jae-in is elected, his desire to re-engage the North will clash with Trump’s hard-line attitude and narrow nuclear focus. After his smooth -- if insubstantial -- summit with Xi, Trump’s threatened unilateralism on North Korea is likely to stop at sanctions.

The Moon Jae-in administration’s North Korea policy and Korea–US relations

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
Nam Kwang Kyu
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Moon ◽  
High Likelihood ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The North ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Nuclear Issue

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the North Korea policy pursued by the Moon Jae-in administration and discuss the possibility of a weakened alliance between South Korea and the USA. Design/methodology/approach This paper compares the North Korean policies and the ROK–US alliance under the Moon administration, analyzing the recent inter-Korean and North Korea–US summits, with a focus on the issues of denuclearization and establishing a peace regime. Findings This paper reveals that the approach taken by the Moon administration regarding North Korea is similar to that of North Korea and China, and that the ROK–US alliance is likely to weaken should there be any change concerning the North Korean nuclear issue. Originality/value Denuclearization takes place in accordance with the agreement between North Korea and the USA, there is a high likelihood of the ROK–US alliance weakening.

Trust But Verify: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un and a Denuclearising North Korea after the Singapore Summit

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hahnkyu PARK
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Korea ◽  
The United States ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Political Complexity ◽  
The North ◽  
Nuclear Issue ◽  
Security Guarantees

The Trump–Kim Summit in Singapore can be regarded as a meaningful first step in a long journey towards complete denuclearisation of North Korea. At the Singapore summit, President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un agreed that North Korea would denuclearise completely and that the United States would in return provide North Korea with security guarantees. However, due to political complexity of the North Korean nuclear issue and technical difficulties of nuclear dismantlement, the process towards complete denuclearisation of North Korea is expected to be protracted and difficult. The prospects for future US–North Korea nuclear negotiations will largely depend on how both countries can work out together the concrete steps, phases and timelines for the implementation of denuclearisation.

scholarly journals Chinese and Korean Researchers on Diplomatic Mediation of China in the North Korea Nuclear Issue

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fyodorovich Lykov Konstantin ◽  
Boyarkina Anna Vladimirovna ◽  
Kovylina Ekaterina Vladimirovna ◽  
Mefodieva Svetlana Aleksandrovna ◽  
Vladimirovna Kuzmina Oksana
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
The North ◽  
Nuclear Issue

Freeze will not settle the North Korea nuclear issue

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The North ◽  
Nuclear Issue

Headline NORTH KOREA: Freeze will not settle the nuclear issue

Japanese Policy toward the North Korean Problem

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 297-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuneo Akaha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
North Korea ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urgent Problem ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
The North ◽  
Nuclear Issue ◽  
Nuclear Crisis

North Korea became an urgent problem for Japan as a result of the 1994 nuclear crisis in North Korea, the 1998 missile launch over Japan and the 2003—4 nuclear crisis. At the historic Tokyo—Pyongyang summit in September 2002, both sides acknowledged the need to solve the security issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula through peaceful, multilateral efforts. However, the issue of North Korean abduction of Japanese citizens in earlier decades intensified Japanese sentiment against the North and this issue halted bilateral normalization talks. Japan has participated in six-party talks on the nuclear issue since 2004, but its distinct bilateral interests vis-à-vis North Korea, South Korea and the United States limit its influence in the multiparty engagement.

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