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US - South Korea relations

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Noh Kyu-duk
Noh Kyu-duk

“South Korea and the U.S. discussed various areas of humanitarian cooperation with the North, including healthcare, quarantine against infectious diseases, drinking water and hygiene. We also discussed humanitarian support to the North through international organizations and nongovernmental organizations.”

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Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, MOFA
23 Aug 2021 4 4
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Kim Sung
Kim Sung

“We discussed possible humanitarian assistance to the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea]. I reaffirmed U.S. support for inter-Korean dialogue and engagement stipulated by the joint statement between our two leaders in May and will continue to render our support to inter-Korean humanitarian cooperation projects.”

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US Special Representative for North Korea
23 Aug 2021 5 5
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden

“They are [NATO allies, Taiwan, South Korea] ... entities we've made agreements with based on not a civil war they're having on that island or in South Korea, but on an agreement where they have a unity government that, in fact, is trying to keep bad guys from doing bad things to them. We have made - kept every commitment. We made a sacred commitment to Article 5 that if in fact anyone were to invade or take action against our NATO allies, we would respond. Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with - Taiwan. It's not even comparable to talk about that.”

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President of the United States
19 Aug 2021 5 4
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Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Ramon Pacheco Pardo

“The sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan will embolden officials and experts in South Korea who think that Seoul should follow its own policy, including towards North Korea. So even though I don't expect the Moon [Moon Jae-in] administration to stop coordination with the U.S. when it comes to Pyongyang, it will have to address the concerns of those who think that Washington isn't a reliable partner and that it only focuses on its own interests.”

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Professor of international relations at King's College London
19 Aug 2021 5 4
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Moon Sung-mook
Moon Sung-mook

“I know there are people who say the U.S. would never leave South Korea because of its strategic importance when the U.S. wants to keep China in check. But aside from its strategic importance, if the government adopts an anti-U.S. policy and people here say they do not want U.S. troops in the country, they could withdraw from South Korea too.”

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Senior researcher at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy
17 Aug 2021 3 1
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Han-bum Cho
Han-bum Cho

“There are political intentions behind such views of linking the situations in Afghanistan and South Korea. Those with such views want to attack the ruling bloc as they believe the current government is pro-China and pro-North Korea when the alliance with the U.S. should be prioritized. But that is also wrong as Moon [Moon Jae-in] and U.S. President Joe Biden have vowed to elevate the Korea-U.S. alliance to a global alliance that goes beyond the Korean Peninsula.”

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Senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification
17 Aug 2021 7 3
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Kang Min-kuk
Kang Min-kuk

“The Afghan crisis, in which the Islamic militants took full control of Afghanistan, is the result of the government's incompetence, the incapacitated military and the cold-hearted nationalism of the international community. Unless its partner has strong defense capabilities and strong will for self-reliance, the U.S. could leave the partner to pursue its own national interests. The Moon Jae-in government and the military should do their best to strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and maintain a strong military, using the Afghan situation as a turning point.”

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South Korean politician floor spokesman of the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP)
17 Aug 2021 6 5
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Hong Min
Hong Min

“Staging a strong provocation is spoiling the mood. In her comment, Kim Yo-jong said the drills may become a prelude that undermines inter-Korean relations, and didn't mention an immediate military response or the severance of talks. In the past, the North conducted military exercises in response to Seoul-Washington joint drills, but that happened when the two sides were having live training. A military provocation against this summer's exercises will trigger international criticism and result in the U.S. turning to a hardline approach. Pyongyang's food and other internal affairs are also causing difficulties. Given this, the North is anticipated to denounce the drills in a very restrained manner.”

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Senior researcher at the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification
09 Aug 2021 4 4
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Park Won-gon
Park Won-gon

“The summertime exercises have already been scaled down to the point where they cannot be downsized anymore, leaving South Korea and the U.S. with only two options of either totally scrapping them or carrying them out as planned. As it takes about three to six months to prepare for the joint drill, it would be difficult for the countries to cancel or adjust the plan at this last moment.”

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Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University
01 Aug 2021 2 5
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Moon Sung-mook
Moon Sung-mook

“The North responded to the South's call for the restoration of communications July 27, the day which the North claims as an anniversary of its victory (in the Korean War). There is the possibility that the North has demanded the South cancel its joint military drill with the U.S.. At the eighth congress of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, the country's leader Kim Jong-un said there were two preconditions for inter-Korean talks - the first was the cancellation of South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and the second was stopping the introduction of advanced weapons from the U.S.”

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Senior researcher at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy
01 Aug 2021 5 4
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Choi Jong-kun
Choi Jong-kun

“Deputy Secretary Sherman [Wendy Sherman] and I appreciated that the Republic of Korea-U.S. summit was held early after the Biden administration took office, and yielded significant achievements such as termination of the U.S. missile guidelines on South Korea and cooperation in vaccine supply chains. We have agreed to work closely together to continue our faithful implementation. We have shared the view that bilateral cooperation between South Korea and the United States is necessary for early resumption of dialogue with North Korea in order to make substantial progress toward the goal of complete denuclearization and establishment of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.”

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South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister
23 Jul 2021 5 4
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Wendy Sherman
Wendy Sherman

“We are looking forward to a reliable, predictable, constructive way forward with the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea]. As the first vice foreign minister [South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun] noted, we have offered to sit and dialogue with the North Koreans, and we're waiting to hear from them. And as he also has said, we all feel for the people of the DPRK, who are indeed, facing all the most difficult circumstances given the pandemic, and what it means as well for their food security. We only hope for a better outcome for the people of the DPRK.”

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US Deputy Secretary of State
23 Jul 2021 5 4
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Kim Yeoul-soo
Kim Yeoul-soo

“Sherman's [U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman] visit is likely to have to do with collaborating on emerging technologies and South Korea joining the quadrilateral security dialogue (Quad), both of which are aimed at containing Beijing. In particular, the Joe Biden administration is stressing the importance of building technology alliances and partnerships with its allies, as evidenced by its National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan's direct involvement in the issue.”

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Chief of the Security Strategy Office at the Korea Institute for Military Affairs
16 Jul 2021 8 5
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Park Won-gon
Park Won-gon

“Given her itinerary, Sherman's [U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman] visit to South Korea as well as Japan is likely to center on bolstering its alliances with the two countries in its competition against China. During her tour to U.S.-aligned nations, the China issue will be high on the agenda. As respective summits with South Korea and Japan earlier focused on China-related issues, she will confirm the procedure for each country implementing their agreements.”

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Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University
16 Jul 2021 5 4
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Ha Tae-keung
Ha Tae-keung

“President Moon's [Moon Jae-in] attendance can be an opportunity to show his determination to improve Korea-Japan ties to neighboring countries as well as the Japanese people. The worst-ever relationship between Korea and Japan has continued and the problem is that has weakened the nation's overall diplomatic capabilities as well as ties between Korea and the U.S.”

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South Korean politician member of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)
12 Jul 2021 3 3
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Moon Jae-in
Moon Jae-in

“We've shared the view that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is extremely important, and we agreed to work together on that matter while considering special characteristics in relations between China and Taiwan.”

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President of South Korea
21 May 2021 5 4
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Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder

“It's clear that the Biden administration is focused on strategic competition with China as a primary foreign policy objective, or as a primary frame for thinking about the challenges it faces in the world. It was very intentional that it opened its foreign policy approach in that way [first two leaders to visit the US - the Japanese Yoshihide Suga followed by the South Korean Moon Jae-in]. The US sees South Korea as a like-minded country, a democracy, a security ally… which basically means the US thinks South Korea has already made a choice,” Snyder explained. “Basically what they have been doing is to cooperate under the surface with the US but not necessarily publicly. They’re like a student that aces the written exam but is deeply afraid of class participation.”

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Director of the US-Korea policy programme at the Council on Foreign Relations
20 May 2021 4 3
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Moon Jae-in
Moon Jae-in

“The ROK-US alliance will be solidified through the bilateral summit... We will restore dialogue between the two Koreas and between the United States and North Korea and find a way to step once again toward peaceful cooperation by more closely coordinating policies toward North Korea. I will not be pressed by time or become impatient during the remainder of my term. I look forward to North Korea responding positively.”

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President of South Korea
10 May 2021 3 3
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Chung Eui-yong
Chung Eui-yong

“Currently, (South Korea) is discussing (the potential swap deal) with the U.S. side quite earnestly. Vaccine cooperation between South Korea and the U.S. is taking place in a multilayered manner through various levels. The tension between the U.S. and China or (Seoul's) participation in the Quad, I believe, has nothing to do with (vaccine cooperation) directly.”

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South Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs
20 Apr 2021 5 3
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Leif-Eric Easley
Leif-Eric Easley

“With its return to testing different types of missiles, Pyongyang is flirting with the limits of what it can get away with under UN Security Council resolutions. The Moon government has doubled down on peace building engagement and the Biden administration is looking to complete a policy review before taking any major moves. Strategists in Tokyo worry that North Korea is taking provocative actions to undermine cooperation among Japan, South Korea and the United States. The three countries are trying to get on the same page about deterrence, sanctions and engagement.”

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Professor at Ewha University in Seoul
25 Mar 2021 6 3
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