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#South Korea

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Bong Young-shik
Bong Young-shik

“For the US, a joint declaration is acceptable if it is going to lead to meaningful and substantial progress with regards to North Korea's denuclearisation. But this declaration is not really closely connected with making progress on that front. And for North Korea, agreeing upon a joint declaration must lead to some substantial benefits. What North Korea wants the most is sanctions relief. But that is not something that the South Korean government can decide. So, unless there are guaranteed benefits, the North Korean government will not find that proposal attractive. This has been a long shot, a very long shot from the beginning.”

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Research fellow at the Yonsei University Institute for North Korean Studies in Seoul
13 Jan 2022 4 2
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Leif-Eric Easley
Leif-Eric Easley

“North Korea's so-called hypersonic weapon is not technologically ready for deployment. But state media hyped the latest test, personally supervised by Kim Jong-un, as 'final verification' of a new military capability. This looks like classic North Korean box checking, claiming success of an agenda item from Kim's earlier speech in an attempt to bolster political legitimacy and increase diplomatic pressure. Nonetheless, Pyongyang's ability to threaten its neighbors continues to grow, underlining the urgency of U.S.-South Korea-Japan cooperation on missile defense and the need for greater accountability in China and Russia's enforcement of UN sanctions.”

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Professor at Ewha University in Seoul
12 Jan 2022 10 2
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Park Won-gon
Park Won-gon

“North Korea cares about China's response, but Beijing did not really criticize Pyongyang's latest missile test. This is like North Korea getting a 'green light' to continue its weapons tests. Unless North Korea conducts a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile or stages missile tests too often in a short period of time, China is likely to stand back and watch. North Korea is likely to continue its missile tests regardless of the results of the South's next presidential election, as they see it as an independent issue. The North's negotiation strategy toward the South's new administration would be presented in another way. If the candidate of the ruling liberal bloc is elected, North Korea is likely to insist on its previous stance that the South and the U.S. should first withdraw what it calls hostile policies against it. If the candidate of the conservative bloc becomes the next president, it is expected to stage a certain level of provocation to see the response of the new administration.”

author
Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University
06 Jan 2022 9 4
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Moon Sung-mook
Moon Sung-mook

“There was no message from Kim Jong-un toward South Korea or the U.S. in the ruling Workers' Party of Korea plenum in late December. Pyongyang has been remaining unresponsive to the Moon government's call for an end-of-war declaration and the latest missile launch is just another sign that there are no changes in Pyongyang's stance on the matter, that they want withdrawal of what they call hostile policies by South Korea and the U.S. such as joint military drills. But the U.S. government has said the U.S.-South Korea joint drills in March would be conducted as scheduled.”

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Senior researcher at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy
05 Jan 2022 7 5
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Shin Jong-woo
Shin Jong-woo

“The missile launch could also be used as a bargaining chip when the North engages in negotiations with the South's next government after the South elects a new president in March. There have been many signs of economic hardships in the North including the news that Kim Jong-un gave fish to Pyongyang residents as presents. In that respect, the missile launch is also aimed at strengthening internal solidarity among the people of North Korea.”

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Senior researcher at the Korea Defense and Security Forum
05 Jan 2022 5 3
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Cheong Seong-chang
Cheong Seong-chang

“His extremely cursory mention of inter-Korean relations and foreign policy indicates that North Korea was not ready to come out for contacts with South Korea or the United States in the new year. Faced with the pandemic, North Korea is expected to continue to keep its borders shut, focusing on self-reliance and conducting only the minimum of essential trade with China.”

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Director of the Center for North Korean Studies at the Sejong Institute
02 Jan 2022 4 6
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Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison

“The contract that we have signed today, I think, speaks volumes about what we believe are the capabilities of the Korean defence industry. It's an important further chapter in the defence industry story for Australia as we continue to build our sovereign capability and Korea is an important partner in that journey - both in our security arrangements, but also in the building of our sovereign capability in defence manufacturing.”

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Australian Prime Minister
12 Dec 2021 1 4
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Lloyd Austin
Lloyd Austin

“The United States and the ROK remain committed to a diplomatic approach to the DPRK. And we continue to call upon the DPRK to engage in dialogue, but we also discussed measures to enhance our combined deterrence posture and to defend against the full range of threats. We also approved new strategic planning guidance (SPG), an important step forward to frame forthcoming alliance planning efforts.”

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US Secretary of Defense
02 Dec 2021 4 3
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Park Won-gon
Park Won-gon

“The invitation rather seems to be China's complaint to South Korea because Beijing has been sidelined from talks on the declaration so far. In their meeting, China's top priority is assumed to be stressing that Beijing should be included as a major interested party in the discussions for the end-of-war declaration, given the country's efforts to strengthen its presence to counter U.S. influence. If China participates in the end-of-war declaration discussions, however, the progress is anticipated to be more complex than it is now, because China also has to weigh between contradicting outcomes from different choices. The ultimate goal of the end-of-war declaration is signing a peace treaty and the normalization of U.S.-North Korea relations, which China may not want, considering the current backdrop of fierce U.S.-China competition. On the other hand, there is no reason for China to oppose a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula or the North's denuclearization. Also, it will be complicated for China to choose whether to accept the anticipated clause stating that the declaration does not affect the armistice status between the two Koreas.”

author
Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University
01 Dec 2021 5 4
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Shi Hong
Shi Hong

“By focusing on Guam, Australia and the Pacific Islands, the US is admitting that China has become powerful enough to break the first island chain, so it is now stepping back to the second island chain. If the US still believes in its absolute strength, the US should enhance its deterrence in places like the Philippines, Japan, South Korea and the island of Taiwan in order to contain China. By staying farther away from China, the US has more defense lines and strategic depth, and this is an indication that the US is taking China very seriously as a powerful opponent.”

author
Executive chief editor of the Chinese magazine Shipborne Weapons
30 Nov 2021 12 7
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Taipei Times
Taipei Times

“While some people have questioned whether Washington's actions over the past year have convinced anyone that it would get involved in a Taiwan-China conflict, it is noteworthy that the US' Indo-Pacific strategy hinges upon the integrity of the first island chain. The fall of Taiwan would put US bases in Japan, South Korea and Guam at risk, and would make US allies in the region question its ability and resolve to protect its interests. Therefore, there should be no question that despite its official stance of maintaining 'strategic ambiguity', the US is exceedingly likely to use its military to defend Taiwan. It would also not be alone in doing so, with Australia, Japan and South Korea likely to join, bolstered by the forces in Taiwan itself, which the US has been training and equipping.”

author
Editorial piece by Taipei Times
20 Nov 2021 10 7
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US Indo-Pacific Command
US Indo-Pacific Command

“We are aware of the North Korean ballistic missile launch this morning into the Sea of Japan and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan. This event does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel, territory, or that of our allies.”

author
Statement by US Indo-Pacific Command
19 Oct 2021 4 4
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Kim Sung
Kim Sung

“Special Representative Noh [Noh Kyu-duk] and I also discussed the end of war proposal, and I look forward to continuing those discussions and other issues of mutual concern when I'm in Seoul later this week. The U.S. continues to reach out to Pyongyang to restart dialogue. Our intent remains the same. We harbor no hostile intent toward the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] and we are open to meeting without preconditions.”

author
US Special Representative for North Korea
18 Oct 2021 5 5
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Park Won-gon
Park Won-gon

“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.”

author
Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University
12 Oct 2021 4 5
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Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un

“The United States has been frequently signaling that it's not hostile to our country, but there has been no behavioral ground to believe that it is not. For our descendants we need to be strong. We need to first be strong. The military threats our country is facing is different from what we saw 10, five or three years ago. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula will not be easily resolved due to the U.S. Our enemy is war itself, not a certain country or forces like South Korea and the U.S. But our external efforts for peace does not in any way mean giving up our rights to self-defense.”

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Leader of North Korea
11 Oct 2021 4 5
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Cha Deok-cheol
Cha Deok-cheol

“Media reports show that there are signs that some goods are being delivered (from China to North Korea) through maritime shipping routes, but no concrete changes have been confirmed about the resumption of movement via land between Dandong [China] and Sinuiju [North Korea].”

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Deputy spokesperson of the South Korean unification ministry
08 Oct 2021 5 4
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Korean Central News Agency
Korean Central News Agency

“The relevant organs decided to restore all the North-South communication lines from 9:00 on Oct. 4 true to his intention. The South Korean authorities should make positive efforts to put the North-South ties on a right track and settle the important tasks which must be prioritized to open up the bright prospect in the future, bearing deep in mind the meaning of the restoration of communication lines.”

author
Early morning report by Korean Central News Agency
04 Oct 2021 2 2
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Ahn Chan-il
Ahn Chan-il

“Pyongyang is looking to highlight their presence on the world stage and their military capabilities. They are buying time this way and trying to leverage as much as they can from Seoul's proposal to declare the official end of the Korean War, as well as Washington's offer to talk without any preconditions.”

author
North Korea defector-turned-researcher
30 Sep 2021 2 6
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Terence Roehrig
Terence Roehrig

“While a new leadership is always an opportunity for change, I think that Kishida's [Fumio Kishida] victory to lead the LDP [Liberal Democratic Party] will not have much impact on Korea-Japan relations in the near term. Kishida will assess the new Korean administration's position on improving ties. There may be an opportunity for progress then, but the obstacles remain huge.”

author
U.S. Naval War College professor
30 Sep 2021 6 4
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