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Mason Richey

Inserted 1 week ago

“Given his likely lame duck status, the temptation for Yoon will be to focus on foreign policy where he will still have statutory power.”

Aljazeera

Professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul

11 Apr 2024 2 2

Andrew Yeo

Inserted 1 week ago

“He [Yoon Suk-yeol] is unpopular as a result of the lack of real progress on domestic political and economic issues. Prices and inflation remain high, housing is expensive and political polarisation remains high.”

Aljazeera

Professor of politics and director of Asian Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

10 Apr 2024 6 3

Robert Kelly

Inserted 7 months ago

“The South Korean electorate is deeply divided about rapprochement [with Japan], about deeper integration and collaboration with Japan. I'm not really convinced that the South Korean legislature, the National Assembly, supports this kind of engagement. And I'm not sure if the South Korean public does either. That underscores the need to establish long-lasting contingency plans for the myriad security and other threats in the region. And that's going to be difficult I think.”

Aljazeera

International relations expert at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea

18 Aug 2023 1 1

Karl Friedhoff

Inserted 11 months ago

“For the US-South Korea relationship, the biggest challenge is something that the alliance doesn't really have any control over: US domestic politics.”

Aljazeera

Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

27 Apr 2023 2 1

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“If there is a situation the international community cannot condone, such as any large-scale attack on civilians, massacre or serious violation of the laws of war, it might be difficult for us to insist only on humanitarian or financial support. I believe there won't be limitations to the extent of the support to defend and restore a country that's been illegally invaded both under international and domestic law. However, considering our relationship with the parties engaged in the war and developments in the battlefield, we will take the most appropriate measures.”

Reuters

President of South Korea

19 Apr 2023 1 1

Lee Chang-yang

Inserted 1 year ago

“Necessary procedures for those issues will be completed within this week. We will also get down to a process of revising rules for swiftly putting Japan back onto our trade whitelist and have consultations with Japan regarding the matter. Korea and Japan were able to resume government-level consultations after a yearslong hiatus, which is expected to boost cooperation between companies of the two nations and to reinvigorate sizeable investment.”

Koreatimes

South Korean Industry Minister

22 Mar 2023 1 1

Jeff Kingston

Inserted 1 year ago

“Yoon is coming to seal the recently concluded deal on wartime forced labour with Kishida, an accord driven by security concerns and Washington's desire to have its allies collaborate on current threats rather than dwelling on shared history. But in both countries there is little support for the deal so it is unlikely to paper over differences for long, thus increasing chances yet again of disappointing and sowing seeds of mutual recriminations. Like the 2015 comfort women deal, the forced labour accord is not getting traction because it is trying to diplomatically sidestep the lingering trauma of serious human rights abuses and fails to offer a grand gesture of contrition or reconciliation.”

Aljazeera

Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan

16 Mar 2023 3 2

Park Jin

Inserted 1 year ago

“Cooperation between Korea and Japan is very important in all areas of diplomacy, economy, and security amid the current grave international situation and complex global crisis. I believe that the vicious circle should be broken for the sake of the people at the national interest level, rather than leaving the strained relationship unattended for a long time. I hope Japan will positively respond to our major decision today with Japanese companies' voluntary contributions and a comprehensive apology.”

Aljazeera

South Korea Foreign Minister

06 Mar 2023 1 2

An Ho-young

Inserted 1 year ago

“It's a day of shame. Japanese companies embroiled in war crimes received indulgence without even budging, and the Japanese government managed to remove a trouble by having the grace to repeat past statements.”

Aljazeera

Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) spokeperson

06 Mar 2023 1 2

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“Now, a century after the March 1 Independence Movement, Japan has transformed from a militaristic aggressor of the past into a partner that shares the same universal values with us. Today Korea and Japan cooperate on issues of security and economy. We also work together to cope with global challenges.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

01 Mar 2023 1 2

Park Jin

Inserted 1 year ago

“If North Korea conducts the seventh nuclear test, which could happen at any time, it will be a game changer in a sense that North Korea could develop and deploy tactical nuclear missiles.”

Aljazeera

South Korea Foreign Minister

18 Feb 2023 3 2

Park Kyung-sin

Inserted 1 year ago

“Even if there were individual members who actually had contact or relationships with the North Korean government, treating the entire union as an espionage organisation should be avoided. So far, some right-wing politicians are doing that and I hope that it does not actually affect the work of the Yoon administration.”

Aljazeera

Law professor at Korea University

27 Jan 2023 5 2

Kim Eun-hye

Inserted 1 year ago

“When the Reuters reporter asked him point blank if joint nuclear exercises were being discussed, President Biden obviously had to say, 'No'. outh Korea and the United States are in talks over information-sharing, joint planning and the joint implementation plans that follow, in relation to the operation of US nuclear assets, to respond to North Korea's nuclear weapons.”

Aljazeera

South Korean President Yoon’s senior secretary for press affairs

03 Jan 2023 5 1

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“What we call extended deterrence was also the US telling us not to worry because it will take care of everything, but now, it's difficult to convince our people with just that. The US government also understands that to some degree. To better respond to North Korea's nuclear threats, Seoul wants to take part in the operation of US nuclear forces. The nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but planning, information sharing, exercises and training should be jointly conducted by South Korea and the United States.”

Aljazeera

President of South Korea

02 Jan 2023 4 2

Bruce Bennett

Inserted 1 year ago

“While North Korea apparently lacks such [high-level] drone capabilities, it potentially could fly several dozen armed drones into the ROK Presidential Office or National Assembly or an oil refinery, causing serious damage. North Korea could also use drones to carry chemical and biological weapons. Only small amounts of biological weapons are required to cause a major disaster in the ROK. For example, the release of 1 to 2 kilograms of anthrax along the route the one drone took into northern Seoul could kill tens of thousands of people or far more and create a major medical crisis in the ROK.”

Koreatimes

Senior international defense analyst at the RAND Corporation

29 Dec 2022 3 2

Go Myong-hyun

Inserted 1 year ago

“Seoul's publishing of its own Indo-Pacific strategy is an effort to depart from the previous Moon Jae-in government's policy of strategic ambiguity and stress clarity in South Korea's diplomatic stance. The strategy serves as a tool to remove uncertainties on whether South Korea will express its stance about a certain diplomatic or international issue. However, it remains to be seen how Seoul will apply those strategies in actual diplomatic circumstances.”

Koreatimes

Research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies

28 Dec 2022 2 2

Kim Sung-han

Inserted 1 year ago

“The Indo-Pacific strategy is a comprehensive regional strategy aimed at facilitating our national interests in the region, whose geopolitical importance is ever growing. President Yoon Suk-yeol has been reiterating the importance of freedom and solidarity, and the values are reflected in the Indo-Pacific strategy. It will help foreign governments understand the value that we pursue and improve the country's' credibility in the international society. Inclusiveness means that we will not target or exempt any specific nation, and we are open to every partner nation sharing our vision and principles.”

Koreatimes

Director of South Korea National Security Office

28 Dec 2022 2 2

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“The incident showed a substantial lack of our military's preparedness and training for the past several years and clearly confirmed the need for more intense readiness and training.”

Aljazeera

President of South Korea

27 Dec 2022 1 4

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“It would be extremely unwise for North Korea to conduct a seventh nuclear test. We must respond consistently, and in lockstep with each other. China can and must exercise influence to stop North Korea from developing weapons. What is sure is that China has the capability to influence North Korea, and China has the responsibility to engage in the process.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

29 Nov 2022 3 4

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“This type of material provocation by the North is always followed by a political offensive and socio-psychological offensive aimed at reunifying the Korean Peninsula under communism. The top priority is having a firm awareness of the enemy and a strong commitment to defending the Constitution by upholding our liberal democracy.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

14 Oct 2022 2 3

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“I know the people must be worried, but our government will thoroughly take care of the people's lives and safety through a strong South Korea-U.S. alliance and security cooperation between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

06 Oct 2022 4 2

Robert Kelly

Inserted 1 year ago

“We keep talking about a tough response - that's what the South Korean president said this morning - but it's just not clear to me what that would be that wouldn't put us on a war footing. It's almost certainly going to be rhetorical.”

Aljazeera

International relations expert at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea

04 Oct 2022 2 3

Park Won-gon

Inserted 1 year ago

“There is no way that the U.S. government will revise the law because Biden has touted it as one of his biggest achievements in office ahead of the midterm elections in November. In addition, the U.S. cannot give an exception only to Korea, while its other close allies are subject to the IRA [Inflation Reduction Act].”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

28 Sep 2022 5 2

Kwon Young-se

Inserted 1 year ago

“Since its launch, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has put in all efforts within our capacity for a virtuous cycle of North Korea's denuclearization and improving inter-Korean relations while fulfilling agreements of the past administrations and offering our audacious plan. But North Korea has rejected our calls, distorting and denigrating (our plan) saying it is no different from the past.”

Koreatimes

South Korea Unification Minister

19 Sep 2022 3 3

Kim Seung-kyum

Inserted 1 year ago

“I will make North Korea clearly realize that should it attempt to use nuclear arms, it would face the overwhelming response from the South Korea-U.S. alliance and our military, and there would be no scenario for regime survival anymore.”

Koreatimes

South Korea's Top Military Officer - Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman

19 Sep 2022 2 3

Park Won-gon

Inserted 1 year ago

“Unlike Moon Jae-in, whose focus was pretty much on inter-Korean relations and within the Korean Peninsula, Yoon pursues values-based internationalism and seeks to deal with the North Korea issue under that frame.”

Nytimes

Political scientist at Ewha Womans University in Seoul

18 Sep 2022 4 3

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“Semiconductors are known as the rice of industries and they are the most important area in the fourth industrial revolution. In a way, we can say our survival depends on it. As president, I always have to prepare food for the people for the future, which I don't think is a long-term task but a current task that needs to be handled in real time. I feel reassured by your presence and ask that you establish the right directions.”

M-en

President of South Korea

14 Sep 2022 2 2

Kwon Young-se

Inserted 1 year ago

“We hope that responsible officials of the two sides will meet in person as soon as possible for a candid discussion on humanitarian matters including the issue of separated families.”

Aljazeera

South Korea Unification Minister

08 Sep 2022 2 2

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“Maintaining peace on the Korean peninsula is built on our airtight security posture.”

Aljazeera

President of South Korea

22 Aug 2022 2 4

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“The audacious initiative that I envision will significantly improve North Korea's economy and its people's livelihoods in stages if the North ceases the development of its nuclear program and embarks on a genuine and substantive process for denuclearization. We will implement a large-scale food program; provide assistance for power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure; and carry out projects to modernize ports and airports for international trade.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

15 Aug 2022 1 2

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“In the past, we had to unshackle ourselves from the political control imposed upon us by imperial Japan so that we could regain and defend our freedom. Today, Japan is our partner as we face common threats that challenge the freedom of global citizens. When Korea-Japan relations move towards a common future and when the mission of our times aligns, based on our shared universal values, it will also help us solve the historical problems that exist between our two countries. We must swiftly and properly improve Korea-Japan relations by upholding the spirit of the Kim Dae-jung-Obuchi Declaration which proposed a blueprint of a comprehensive future for Korea-Japan relations.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

15 Aug 2022 2 1

Kang Min-Joo

Inserted 1 year ago

“The upbeat result would give the BOK some relief that it can focus on its inflation-targeting mandate for the time being. The main surprise was, of course, stronger than expected consumption, which was mainly driven by the reopening. However, we think that the reopening-boosted spending is expected to lose its initial steam and normalise in the current quarter. And, going forward, consumer's purchasing power is expected to weaken as the faster-than-expected interest rate hikes should put more burden on debt payment and consumer spending, while inflation is expected to accelerate during the current quarter.”

Aljazeera

Senior economist for South Korea and Japan at ING

26 Jul 2022 4 2

Park Won-gon

Inserted 1 year ago

“While the U.S.-China rivalry has been showing signs of turning into a zero-sum game, deciding whether to join the chip alliance is a really complicated issue even for the Yoon administration, which supports the U.S.' Indo-Pacific strategy against China while seeking to build a bilateral relationship of mutual respect with Beijing. The previous strategic ambiguity between the U.S. and China meant we would not suffer a loss or pay a cost while benefiting from them, but that era has ended and now we are facing a situation in which that we have to put up with a loss or shoulder expenses. Should Korea not join the alliance, Japan would try to fill our absence, and in consideration of that, we will be in a position to accept the U.S. invitation.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

22 Jul 2022 5 4

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“We believe that not only at the end of this month, but ever since my inauguration, it's fully ready and able to do it whenever it decides.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

22 Jul 2022 2 4

Park Jin

Inserted 1 year ago

“As you might know, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration is seeking to improve ties with Japan as soon as possible, so if [Abe's] memorial service is set, our high-ranking delegation will be sent there to convey the president's respects. We were in talks over my trip to Japan, but the shocking death of the former Japanese prime minister happened. However, we are poised to continue discussing the issue.”

Koreatimes

South Korea Foreign Minister

11 Jul 2022 4 1

Bank of Korea

Inserted 1 year ago

“The future price trend is expected to surpass our forecast made in May given changes in various circumstances, including accelerating international oil prices. There is a possibility that this year's price growth exceeds the level (of 4.7 percent) in 2008. Going forward, consumer prices will likely continue their upward move by staying over a 5 percent rise for the time being as inflation pressures are mounting from both the supply and demand sides.”

Koreatimes

Bank of Korea biannual report

21 Jun 2022 3 3

Jin Chang-soo

Inserted 1 year ago

“I think chances are high for Yoon and Kishida to meet in Spain, whether it is an official bilateral meeting or a casual pull-aside one. A meeting between the Korean and Japanese leaders has always been difficult to take place because any meeting is bound to entail talks on the two countries' histories. However, there are things to be done this time, such as talks about North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the changing circumstances in the Indo-Pacific region. … Though it may not be a deep conversation, I view that the chances of them meeting are high.”

Koreatimes

Director of the Center for Japan Studies at the Sejong Institute

10 Jun 2022 3 2

Go Myong-hyun

Inserted 1 year ago

“Though there could be pressures on Seoul's relations with Beijing and Moscow, it is the right path for Korea to enhance ties with NATO. Plus, Korea is already a partner country of NATO, while warplanes of China and Russia have already been entering Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without notice. Against this backdrop, there would be no tangible advantages in keeping ambiguity.”

Koreatimes

Research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies

10 Jun 2022 4 4

Kim Gunn

Inserted 1 year ago

“Our trilateral cooperation is essential for responding to challenges posed by North Korea. North Korea's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons will only end up strengthening our deterrence. This will ultimately run counter to Pyongyang's own interests.”

Koreatimes

South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs

03 Jun 2022 4 3

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“The door for dialogue is open. If North Korea embarks on substantial denuclearisation, we will prepare an audacious plan to improve North Korea's economy and the quality of life for North Korean people in cooperation with the international community.”

Aljazeera

President of South Korea

21 May 2022 3 3

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“Given his likely lame duck status, the temptation for Yoon will be to focus on foreign policy where he will still have statutory power.”

“He [Yoon Suk-yeol] is unpopular as a result of the lack of real progress on domestic political and economic issues. Prices and inflation remain high, housing is expensive and political polarisation remains high.”

“For the US-South Korea relationship, the biggest challenge is something that the alliance doesn't really have any control over: US domestic politics.”

“It's a day of shame. Japanese companies embroiled in war crimes received indulgence without even budging, and the Japanese government managed to remove a trouble by having the grace to repeat past statements.”

“If North Korea conducts the seventh nuclear test, which could happen at any time, it will be a game changer in a sense that North Korea could develop and deploy tactical nuclear missiles.”

“The incident showed a substantial lack of our military's preparedness and training for the past several years and clearly confirmed the need for more intense readiness and training.”

“I know the people must be worried, but our government will thoroughly take care of the people's lives and safety through a strong South Korea-U.S. alliance and security cooperation between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan.”

“We keep talking about a tough response - that's what the South Korean president said this morning - but it's just not clear to me what that would be that wouldn't put us on a war footing. It's almost certainly going to be rhetorical.”

“I will make North Korea clearly realize that should it attempt to use nuclear arms, it would face the overwhelming response from the South Korea-U.S. alliance and our military, and there would be no scenario for regime survival anymore.”

“Unlike Moon Jae-in, whose focus was pretty much on inter-Korean relations and within the Korean Peninsula, Yoon pursues values-based internationalism and seeks to deal with the North Korea issue under that frame.”

“We hope that responsible officials of the two sides will meet in person as soon as possible for a candid discussion on humanitarian matters including the issue of separated families.”

“Maintaining peace on the Korean peninsula is built on our airtight security posture.”

“We believe that not only at the end of this month, but ever since my inauguration, it's fully ready and able to do it whenever it decides.”

“Our trilateral cooperation is essential for responding to challenges posed by North Korea. North Korea's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons will only end up strengthening our deterrence. This will ultimately run counter to Pyongyang's own interests.”

“The door for dialogue is open. If North Korea embarks on substantial denuclearisation, we will prepare an audacious plan to improve North Korea's economy and the quality of life for North Korean people in cooperation with the international community.”

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