Post-election, how can Beijing and Seoul cooperate on North Korea?



Interviews Post-election, how can Beijing and Seoul cooperate on North Korea? Sejong Insitute scholar Seong-Hyon Lee argues Moon must mend ties with Beijing Seoyeon Kim May 12, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON 江陽駅강양역Kangyang by 哈局巡道工 on 2012-05-05 09:25:33 South Korea elected a new president, Moon Jae-in, on May 9th, after months of build-up and amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The new President faces a complex balancing act: on the campaign trail, he promised to expand inter-Korean relations, pledging to sign a peace treaty with the North and reopening shuttered economic cooperation projects - all plans that may clash with the more hardline administration of Donald Trump. But Moon also faces pressure from China. South Korea has moderately friendly, if sometimes tense, ties with Beijing: not least because of the sheer volume of trade between the two nations, and the two have often found themselves clashing over what to do about North Korea. South Korea elected a new president, Moon Jae-in, on May 9th, after months of build-up and amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The new President faces a complex balancing act: on the campaign trail, he promised to expand inter-Korean relations, pledging to sign a peace treaty with the North and reopening shuttered economic cooperation projects - all plans that may clash with the more hardline administration of Donald Trump. But Moon also faces pressure from China. South Korea has moderately friendly, if sometimes tense, ties with Beijing: not least because of the sheer volume of trade between the two nations, and the two have often found themselves clashing over what to do about North Korea. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Interviews

Post-election, how can Beijing and Seoul cooperate on North Korea?

Sejong Insitute scholar Seong-Hyon Lee argues Moon must mend ties with Beijing

Seoyeon Kim May 12, 2017

Post-election, how can Beijing and Seoul cooperate on North Korea?

江陽駅강양역Kangyang by 哈局巡道工 on 2012-05-05 09:25:33

South Korea elected a new president, Moon Jae-in, on May 9th, after months of build-up and amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The new President faces a complex balancing act: on the campaign trail, he promised to expand inter-Korean relations, pledging to sign a peace treaty with the North and reopening shuttered economic cooperation projects - all plans that may clash with the more hardline administration of Donald Trump.

But Moon also faces pressure from China. South Korea has moderately friendly, if sometimes tense, ties with Beijing: not least because of the sheer volume of trade between the two nations, and the two have often found themselves clashing over what to do about North Korea.