Ipse by Tag - Kim Jong-un

Park Won-gon

Inserted 2 years ago

“The U.S. could boycott the Beijing Games alone, but it is more likely that the U.S. would call for its allies, including Korea, Japan and European countries, to also join the boycott. This could be a burden for the Moon administration as the Beijing Olympics is the administration's one last hope at diplomacy. The U.S. diplomatic boycott restricts President Moon's possible actions, while China would try to bring key allies of the U.S. such as South Korea to Beijing. If China invites Kim Jong-un, President Moon [Moon Jae-in] must go to Beijing.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

19 Nov 2021 8 4

Eunju Choi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Kim's [Kim Jong-un] regime has paid more attention to public sentiment than any other government. Official remarks since the pandemic started suggest the government is trying hard to prevent this becoming a social issue. But if the current situation keeps going for a extended period of time, things could turn ugly.”

Aljazeera

Research fellow at Sejong Institute

14 Oct 2021 3 4

Park Won-gon

Inserted 2 years ago

“The North Korean leader's speech boiled down to his ambition to gain the country recognition as a nuclear-armed state. Given that North Korea stresses the double standards, Kim's [Kim Jong-un] speech means South Korea and the U.S. should not take issue with Pyongyang's weapons development as it is part of the North's self-defense.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

12 Oct 2021 4 5

Soo Kim

Inserted 2 years ago

“Kim Yo-jong's latest statements may be part of Pyongyang's efforts to continue baiting Seoul. Time is not on the Moon administration's side. Pyongyang is clearly aware of this - and the Moon administration has also worn its emotions on its sleeve by continuing to underscore the importance of inter-Korean reconciliation at nearly every possible opportunity... Through Seoul, Kim [Kim Jong-un] has an advocate that will not only go to bat for Pyongyang, but even take it upon itself to proactively and voluntarily push on behalf of the North Korean regime - without Kim's prodding. The Kim regime does not really have to do much, because the heavy lifting appears to be done by Seoul.”

Koreatimes

Former CIA analyst now with the Rand Corp

26 Sep 2021 7 3

Eric Gomez

Inserted 2 years ago

“North Korea's steadily advancing missile program should not come as a surprise. Kim Jong-un made defense development a major line of effort in his report addressing the eighth Party Congress in January 2021, and specifically mentioned long-range cruise missiles. The cruise missile tests also follow a report by the United Nations that North Korea restarted the plutonium-producing reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear complex this summer. The Biden administration's approach seeking a middle path between the Trump administration's dangerous maximum pressure campaign of 2017 and the subsequent summit pageantry is unlikely to stop North Korea's programs. The longer the United States waits to get serious at the negotiating table, the more technical thresholds and limitations Kim Jong-un will break through, leaving the United States in an ultimately worse-off position.”

Koreatimes

Director of defence policy studies at the Cato Institute

16 Sep 2021 9 5

Park Won-gon

Inserted 2 years ago

“Considering the North's political system, where the supreme leader decides everything, Kim's [Kim Jong-un] health is an extremely important security matter. It's likely there were internal concerns that he was overweight, and it would have been important for Kim to reduce those concerns and present himself as a young and healthy leader who's capable of doing things.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

11 Sep 2021 1 3

Yang Moo-jin

Inserted 2 years ago

“If Seoul sends messages to the North, it will likely be about requesting Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's calls through communication lines firs. And then, it will urge the North to implement the Comprehensive Military Agreement and to activate the Inter-Korean Joint Military Committee. Though there were previous military provocations around the Foundation Day [September 9th, North Korea's regime foundation], chances are slim for the North to jump to a nuclear test right away, given the current stalemate in inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea circumstances. Also, there are no signs of the Kim [Kim Jong-un] regime preparing a massive military parade right now. If there's any provocation, a test fire of new short-range ballistic missiles might be possible.”

Koreatimes

Professor at the University of North Korean Studies and the vice chairman of the Korean Association of North Korean Studies

01 Sep 2021 4 3

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 2 years ago

“North Korea's amped up rhetoric against scaled down US-South Korea defence exercises appears to be more about domestic politics than signalling to Washington. The Kim [Kim Jong-un] regime is shifting blame for its struggles to restart the economy after a long, self-imposed pandemic lockdown. Pyongyang is also trying to pressure South Korean presidential candidates to express differences with US policy on sanctions and denuclearisation.”

Theguardian

Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

13 Aug 2021 3 6

Hong Min

Inserted 2 years ago

“Currently, the North Korea issue is invisible on the agenda of the Biden administration. As a result, the impatient Kim Jong-un said, in June [2021], that he was ready for both dialogue and confrontation with the U.S.; however this was all to no avail. In that respect, the North is now pressuring the South to do something. If the U.S. negligence of the North continues, the Kim Jong-un regime may opt for military action.”

Koreatimes

Senior researcher at the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification

11 Aug 2021 5 3

Moon Sung-mook

Inserted 2 years ago

“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.”

Koreatimes

Senior researcher at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy

01 Aug 2021 5 4

Kim Yong-hwa

Inserted 2 years ago

“Many people watch South Korean drama, and more people also witness how much China has changed since its reform and opening. The younger generation came to recognize that North Korea is economically weak. They know about the people who fled to South Korea, and they know that those defectors are better off than they are. Though they can't risk their lives to stand up against the regime, they know that they only get hunger in return for loyalty to Kim Jong-un.”

Koreatimes

Head of the NK Refugees Human Rights Association of Korea

02 Jul 2021 4 4

Yoo Seong-min

Inserted 2 years ago

“Who is Kim Jong-un's honesty, passion and determination for? Is it for North Korean people? Is it for South Korean people? Or is it for North Korea's nuclear missiles? The appearance of the President [Moon Jae-in] blowing his heart toward Kim Jong-un despite so many humiliations is frustrating as a South Korean citizen. Now, after four years of spectacular shows of dialogue with the North, North Korea's nuclear missiles have become a real threat, the Gaeseong liaison office has been blown up by the North and a South Korean government official has been shot and burned by the North.”

Koreatimes

South Korea politician member of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)

24 Jun 2021 4 2

Kim Sung

Inserted 2 years ago

“We continue to hope that the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] will respond positively to our outreach and our offer to meet anywhere, anytime, without preconditions. We took note of Chairman Kim's [Kim Jong-un] recent statement, referring to both dialogue and confrontation. We will be prepared for either.”

Taipeitimes

US Special Representative for North Korea

21 Jun 2021 4 1

Joe Biden

Inserted 2 years ago

“I would not do what had been done in the recent past; I would not give him [North Korean leader Kim Jong-un] all he's looking for - international recognition as legitimate and allow him to move in the direction of appearing to be more ... serious about what he wasn't at all serious about.”

Reuters

President of the United States

21 May 2021 2 1

Robert Manning

Inserted 3 years ago

“In light of Kim Jong-un's accelerated efforts to improve his nuclear and ballistic missile programs, it makes no sense to lift any U.N. sanctions, and throw away leverage. In terms of North Korea's internal situation, Kim has done more harm with his self-imposed sanctions - closing borders, eliminating any cross-border travel, horrible economic mismanagement, shutting markets, bad policies, and refusing ROK [Republic of Korea - South Korea] medical help - than the U.N. sanctions have done. If he wants food aid, how about us giving him one million tons of food for each nuclear weapon he verifiably destroys?”

Koreatimes

Senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

07 Mar 2021 4 4

Harry Kazianis

Inserted 3 years ago

“Moon [Moon Jae-in] needs to get to the substance of Biden's North Korea strategy. What he may find is that Biden may not even have one beyond his formulation in the Obama years - denuclearization first, talks and sanctions relief later. If that is the case, as Biden has very little bandwidth for anything else, Moon might be quite disappointed. But he should also warn Biden that North Korea is likely to try and start a crisis heading into the summer if Washington does not want to engage - as Kim [Kim Jong-un] has done countless times before.”

Koreatimes

Senior director of Korean Studies at the Center for the National Interest

06 Mar 2021 5 4

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 3 years ago

“She [Kim Yo-jong North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister] comes in and out of prominence and her title tends not to match her importance. She is a confidant and image consultant for her brother as well as a trusted pair of eyes and ears embedded in the North Korean elite.”

Koreatimes

Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

11 Jan 2021 2 3

Choi Kang

Inserted 3 years ago

“What they want to tell the US is we’re developing the new strategic weapons that you can see as the most intimidating. Do you want to come to the negotiating table? While Kim leaves the door open for talks, he’s still sending a message to Biden that he’s not an easy [dialogue] partner.”

Aljazeera

Vice president of Seoul’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies

09 Jan 2021 5 3

Zhao Ma

Inserted 3 years ago

“The larger mission for the Chinese foreign minister to visit Seoul and Tokyo is to stabilize and strengthen China's ties to these two neighbors amid the pandemic and in the wake of Biden winning the U.S. election. Beijing appears cautious in working with the Suga government in part because the prime minister is new, having just started his term. Beijing also remembers that Suga's predecessor Shinzo Abe developed a friendly relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump at both the personal and government level, which solidifies Japan's role as the cornerstone of America's strategic interest in East Asia. Beijing is not sure how much it can sway Tokyo's loyalty away from the forthcoming Biden administration. In contrast, Beijing has more to work with and to expect from Seoul. President Moon disagreed with President Trump on a host of issues from trade to Seoul's contribution to American defense cost-sharing on the Korean Peninsula. South Korean conservatives are not happy with the way Trump flattered (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un. Both Beijing and Seoul share a common goal of denuclearization through diplomacy. Wang Yi is trying to seize on these issues to solidify and expand Beijing's ties to Seoul.”

Koreatimes

Associate professor of modern Chinese history at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

26 Nov 2020 11 4

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“I would not do what had been done in the recent past; I would not give him [North Korean leader Kim Jong-un] all he's looking for - international recognition as legitimate and allow him to move in the direction of appearing to be more ... serious about what he wasn't at all serious about.”

“She [Kim Yo-jong North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister] comes in and out of prominence and her title tends not to match her importance. She is a confidant and image consultant for her brother as well as a trusted pair of eyes and ears embedded in the North Korean elite.”

“What they want to tell the US is we’re developing the new strategic weapons that you can see as the most intimidating. Do you want to come to the negotiating table? While Kim leaves the door open for talks, he’s still sending a message to Biden that he’s not an easy [dialogue] partner.”

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