Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula
7 years, 10 months ago

Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula

China Daily  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsular, at the UN headquarters in New York April 28, 2017. UNITED NATIONS - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday stressed two directions in dealing with the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, at the UN Security Council Ministerial Meeting on the Non-Proliferation/the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the UN Security Council special meeting, Wang stressed in his address the significance of continued commitment to dialogue and negotiation on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. Echoing the UN chief, the Chinese foreign minister said that "we urge the DPRK to stop its nuclear and missile development activities, come back to its commitment of denuclearization and honor its denuclearization obligations."

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China seeks stronger trade ties with South Korea and Japan amid Trump's tariffs threat
3 days, 18 hours ago

China seeks stronger trade ties with South Korea and Japan amid Trump's tariffs threat

Firstpost  

During a meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Tokyo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the three countries need to forge free trade and regional cooperation amid broader “changes and chaos”. AFP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday pushed for stronger trade ties with South Korea and Japan at a time when US President Donald …

Japan, China, South Korea pledge to strengthen cooperation amid global uncertainty
3 days, 23 hours ago

Japan, China, South Korea pledge to strengthen cooperation amid global uncertainty

Firstpost  

The talks followed a rare trilateral summit in May in Seoul where the neighbours – riven by historical and territorial disputes – agreed to deepen ties and restated their goal of a denuclearised Korean peninsula China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul shake hands as Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya looks on during a joint …

Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’
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4 days, 4 hours ago

Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’

Al Jazeera  

The trilateral meeting in Tokyo is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea. The foreign ministers of Japan, South Korea and China have agreed on the need to seek common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi …

China, Japan, ROK vow to deepen relations amid global uncertainties
4 days, 4 hours ago

China, Japan, ROK vow to deepen relations amid global uncertainties

China Daily  

Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets the press together with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and ROK Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul after attending the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on March 22, 2025. The pledge was made on Saturday at the 11th Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo among Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister …

FirstUp: Japan-China-South Korea foreign ministers' meet, UNSC to discuss Gaza... The news today
5 days, 3 hours ago

FirstUp: Japan-China-South Korea foreign ministers' meet, UNSC to discuss Gaza... The news today

Firstpost  

The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea are set to meet in Tokyo to discuss domestic policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Firstly Japan is set to the foreign ministers of China and South Korea for a trilateral meeting in Tokyo today. Japan-China-South Korea trilateral meeting The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China will hold a meeting in …

North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing ‘absurd’ plans to denuclearize North
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1 month, 1 week ago

North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing ‘absurd’ plans to denuclearize North

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and said it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un. U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio held a three-way meeting with the South Korean and Japanese …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces

The Hindu  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised trilateral military cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea for raising tensions in the region and vowed countermeasures, including the further development of nuclear forces. Mr. Kim said U.S. deployments of nuclear strategic assets, war exercises and military cooperation with Japan and South Korea were inviting military imbalance in the region …

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows countermeasures against U.S., Japan, South Korea alliance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows countermeasures against U.S., Japan, South Korea alliance

Firstpost  

Kim said that US deployments of nuclear strategic assets, war games, and military cooperation with Japan and South Korea were creating a regional military imbalance and posing a serious threat to the security environment, according to official broadcaster KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kangdong County Hospital and General Service Center in …

North Korea fires back at Marco Rubio, calls top US diplomat's comments ‘nonsense’
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea fires back at Marco Rubio, calls top US diplomat's comments ‘nonsense’

Firstpost  

In a recent radio interview, Rubio mentioned North Korea and Iran as ‘rogue states’ that ‘you have to deal with’ when making foreign policy decisions North Korea slammed Marco Rubio on Monday for referring to the country as a “rogue state,” rejecting the top US diplomat’s recent interview statement as “nonsense.” In Pyongyang’s first public condemnation of the incoming Trump …

North Korea's Kim vows nuclear program to continue: state media
1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim vows nuclear program to continue: state media

Raw Story  

by Claire LEE North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader. Kim recently visited a nuclear-material production facility, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said, where Kim warned of an "inevitable" confrontation …

North Korea declares ‘strongest’ response strategy towards US: Report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea declares ‘strongest’ response strategy towards US: Report

Hindustan Times  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a policy-setting key meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Ahead of the new year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a crucial policy-setting meeting of the governing party last week The "strongest" response strategy towards the United States was …

Will Trump meet Kim Jong Un again? New report reveals renewed US-North Korea diplomatic push
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Trump meet Kim Jong Un again? New report reveals renewed US-North Korea diplomatic push

India TV News  

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump's team is discussing pursuing direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hoping a fresh diplomatic push can lower the risks of armed conflict, news agency Reuters reported quoting two people familiar with the matter. Several in Trump's team now see a direct approach from Trump, to build on a relationship that already exists, …

Kim Jong-un says past negotiations with US confirmed ‘unchangeable’ hostility toward North Korea
4 months ago

Kim Jong-un says past negotiations with US confirmed ‘unchangeable’ hostility toward North Korea

The Independent  

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Kim Jong-un calls South Korea’s leader ‘abnormal’ as he issues chilling warning
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kim Jong-un calls South Korea’s leader ‘abnormal’ as he issues chilling warning

The Independent  

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The UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rafael Grossi, director-general of the …

FM urges more China, Japan dialogue and understanding
8 months ago

FM urges more China, Japan dialogue and understanding

China Daily  

Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for enhancing dialogue and understanding and deepening cooperation between China and Japan, saying such an approach serves the interests of the two peoples and helps peace and development of the region and beyond. Beijing will further comprehensively deepen reform, build a high-level socialist market economy and improve a mechanism of high-level opening up, which will …

US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
8 months, 1 week ago

US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korea signed joint nuclear deterrence guidelines for the first time, a basic yet important step in their efforts to improve their ability to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. The two leaders authorized “the U.S.-ROK Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula,” which were signed by defense …

Foreign minister urges continued broad cooperation in Asia-Pacific region
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign minister urges continued broad cooperation in Asia-Pacific region

China Daily  

Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the upholding of the ASEAN-centered East Asian regional cooperation structure and opposition to closed and exclusive small circles, as he held talks on Tuesday with his Thai counterpart, Maris Sangiampongsa, in Beijing. While expressing China's firm support for the central status of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in regional cooperation and calling for …

Upgraded dialogue boost for trust and cooperation
9 months ago

Upgraded dialogue boost for trust and cooperation

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY The first"2+2 dialogue", the foreign affairs and defense meeting between the Republic of Korea and China, was held in Seoul on Tuesday. Seoul reiterated that it remains unchanged in its position of respecting the one-China principle, stressed that it values and would like to grow the good neighborly relations and mutually-beneficial cooperation with China, and agreed to …

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes

Live Mint  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia. This has turned the Korean Peninsula “into the most fragile zone in the world, fraught with the danger of outbreak …

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia. This has turned the Korean Peninsula “into the most fragile zone in the world, fraught with the danger of outbreak …

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea's launches and threats to use nukes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea's launches and threats to use nukes

The Independent  

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South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders discuss thorny topics and ways to boost cooperation
10 months ago

South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders discuss thorny topics and ways to boost cooperation

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The Japanese and South Korean leaders raised sensitive topics like Taiwan, North Korea and the South China Sea as well as ways to boost cooperation when they individually met China’s premier Sunday on the eve of a fuller trilateral meeting. After meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that he expressed …

Strategic autonomy of Seoul and Tokyo crucial for upturn in regional relations: China Daily editorial
10 months ago

Strategic autonomy of Seoul and Tokyo crucial for upturn in regional relations: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2024. Li arrived here Sunday to attend the ninth Trilateral Summit Meeting among China, Japan and South Korea from Sunday to Monday. The positive outcomes of the meeting between visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang with Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul …

Will North Korea be a bigger threat under Biden or Trump?
10 months, 1 week ago

Will North Korea be a bigger threat under Biden or Trump?

LA Times  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the test firing of a missile at an undisclosed location in the country on Aug. 24, 2019. Following three summits between then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the two countries issued a joint declaration pledging better ties between the countries, the easing of military tensions and a …

Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise
11 months, 1 week ago

Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U.N. system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday. Russia last month vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolished monitoring by U.N. experts …

A Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years
11 months, 1 week ago

A Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A top ranking official Chinese …

Chinese official talks with North Korean counterpart in the nations' highest-level meeting in years
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese official talks with North Korean counterpart in the nations' highest-level meeting in years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A top Chinese official arrived …

North Korea says Japan’s Kishida proposed summit with Kim
1 year ago

North Korea says Japan’s Kishida proposed summit with Kim

Al Jazeera  

Pyongyang says Japan’s prime minister conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader soon through ‘another channel’. North Korea has claimed that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but said any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. Kim Yo Jong said there would be no breakthrough in …

Envoy urges cooperation on nuclear disarmament
1 year ago

Envoy urges cooperation on nuclear disarmament

China Daily  

By MINLU ZHANG at the United Nations | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-03-20 09:24 Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at the UN Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. "Nuclear weapons are a product of history, and nuclear disarmament will naturally have a historical …

Rising tensions in the Korean peninsula | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

Rising tensions in the Korean peninsula | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: There has been a notable uptick in provocative moves by North Korea and the subsequent rebuttals by South Korea and its allies. North Korea’s nuclear ambitions were held up for a brief period during 1994-2002, when the U.S. signed an “Agreed Framework” with the country for halting its nuclear programme in return for nuclear energy. However, …

China, North Korea vice foreign ministers meet in Pyongyang to boost ties
1 year, 1 month ago

China, North Korea vice foreign ministers meet in Pyongyang to boost ties

Firstpost  

The vice foreign minister of China on Friday held a meeting with his North Korean counterpart in Pyongyang. China and Russia are North Korea’s traditional allies, and Washington warned last year that military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow were “growing and dangerous”. AFP photos showed Weidong and his delegation meeting with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho and …

Russia’s top diplomat accuses US, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia’s top diplomat accuses US, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of preparing for war with North Korea. Lavrov said the objective of the military bloc is clearly stated: “They’re preparing for war with the DPRK,” the initials of North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. On the other hand, Lavrov said …

South Korea calls on divided UN council 'to break the silence' on North Korea's tests and threats
1 year, 2 months ago

South Korea calls on divided UN council 'to break the silence' on North Korea's tests and threats

The Independent  

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South Korea calls on divided UN council ‘to break the silence’ on North Korea’s tests and threats
1 year, 2 months ago

South Korea calls on divided UN council ‘to break the silence’ on North Korea’s tests and threats

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — South Korea called on the divided U.N. Security Council on Thursday “to break the silence” over North Korea’s escalating missile tests and threats. Before Thursday’s council meeting, U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood told reporters Kim’s provocations “are of great concern.” He said the 15 council members need to be reminded that North Korea is violating sanctions and …

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un warns of ‘nuclear attack’ if provoked with nukes
1 year, 3 months ago

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un warns of ‘nuclear attack’ if provoked with nukes

Firstpost  

North Korea said this week it had tested its newest ICBM on Monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear forces against mounting US hostility North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remark as …

North Korea and Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang’s latest missile launch
1 year, 3 months ago

North Korea and Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang’s latest missile launch

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea and Russia clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday on Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, which it called “a warning counter-measure” to threats from the U.S. and other hostile forces. North Korean Ambassador Kim Song said this is “the most dangerous year” in …

South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing
1 year, 6 months ago

South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing

Al Jazeera  

Meeting comes amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang ramps up weapons tests and courts Russia. South Korea has hosted senior diplomats from China and Japan for a rare trilateral meeting seen as an attempt to ease Beijing’s concerns about Seoul and Tokyo’s deepening security ties with the United States and revive a long-suspended trilateral leaders’ summit. Seoul …

North Korea may resort to military actions in protest of US, South Korea, Japan summit
1 year, 7 months ago

North Korea may resort to military actions in protest of US, South Korea, Japan summit

Firstpost  

North Korea has openly criticized the increasing military collaboration among these three nations, asserting that it could lay the groundwork for an unsettling parallel to the establishment of an “Asian version of NATO.” North Korea may initiate military actions, including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, in protest of an upcoming summit involving the United States, South Korea, and Japan, a …

North Korea denounces US plans for an open UN Security Council meeting on its human rights record
1 year, 7 months ago

North Korea denounces US plans for an open UN Security Council meeting on its human rights record

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea on Tuesday denounced U.S.-led plans for an open Security Council meeting on its human rights record as “despicable” and only aimed at achieving Washington’s geopolitical ambitions. Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong called the United States a “declining” power and said if the council dealt with any country’s human rights, the U.S. should be the …

‘Smash the imperialists’: N Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin exchange letters
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Smash the imperialists’: N Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin exchange letters

Al Jazeera  

Leaders say the allies are ‘fully demonstrating their invincibility’ and pledge to bolster security ties as US accuses Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Moscow. North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters pledging to develop ties into what Kim called a “long-standing strategic relationship”. Washington remains “deeply concerned” about North Korea aiding Russia’s war effort …

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017
1 year, 7 months ago

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week, the United States announced Thursday. “We know the government’s human rights abuses and violations facilitate the advancement of its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles program,” Thomas-Greenfield said, adding that the Security Council “must …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian Defence Minister on military cooperation
1 year, 7 months ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian Defence Minister on military cooperation

The Hindu  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss military issues and the regional security environment, state media said on Thursday as the country celebrated the 70th anniversary of an armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Mr. Kim and Mr. Shoigu talked Wednesday …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian defense minister to discuss military cooperation
1 year, 7 months ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian defense minister to discuss military cooperation

LA Times  

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, with a Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, visits an arms exhibit in Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss military issues and the regional security environment, state media said Thursday, illustrating Pyongyang’s …

Stakeholders in peninsula issue should abandon Cold War mentality
1 year, 8 months ago

Stakeholders in peninsula issue should abandon Cold War mentality

China Daily  

People attend a mass rally denouncing the US in Pyongyang, DPRK, June 25, 2023 in this photo released by DPRK's Korean Central News Agency. ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol has abandoned his predecessor Moon Jae-in's policy of maintaining peace to seek reconciliation and instead is promoting the US' "Indo-Pacific strategy", injecting hostility into inter-Korean relations. A report by an institute of …

Stakeholders in peninsula issue should abandon Cold War mentality
1 year, 8 months ago

Stakeholders in peninsula issue should abandon Cold War mentality

China Daily  

People attend a mass rally denouncing the US in Pyongyang, DPRK, June 25, 2023 in this photo released by DPRK's Korean Central News Agency. ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol has abandoned his predecessor Moon Jae-in's policy of maintaining peace to seek reconciliation and instead is promoting the US' "Indo-Pacific strategy", injecting hostility into inter-Korean relations. A report by an institute of …

North Korea's ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council
1 year, 8 months ago

North Korea's ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council

The Independent  

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North Korea’s ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council
1 year, 8 months ago

North Korea’s ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s U.N. ambassador defended his country’s recent long-range missile launch in a rare appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday where he also accused the United States of driving the situation in northeast Asia “to the brink of nuclear war.” Kim Song told the council that Wednesday’s test-flight of the developmental Hwasong-18 missile was a …

South Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit
1 year, 8 months ago

South Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit

The Independent  

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China’s Changing Stance on the Korean Peninsula
1 year, 10 months ago

China’s Changing Stance on the Korean Peninsula

The Diplomat  

On April 13, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, the third such launch of 2023. Under current circumstances, any step that might lead to further deterioration or escalation of the situation is ill-advised.” And going even farther back, China’s response to North Korea’s ICBM test-launch in July 2017 was positively scathing: “Relevant resolutions of the U.N. Security Council have …

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