NK News recently spoke to veteran South Korean official Sohn Kwang joo to learn about out his views on the issues currently shaping inter-Korean relations.
In a wide-ranging interview, Sohn told NK News about how the Kaesong Industrial Complex provides useful currency for the North, but is also presents a risk of market economy permeation. He also discussed how President Park Geun-hye’s China diplomacy may affect efforts to negotiate the North’s denuclearization, and stresses that South Korea must be clear in its determination to unite the peninsula under its banner.
NK News recently spoke to veteran South Korean official Sohn Kwang joo to learn about out his views on the issues currently shaping inter-Korean relations.
In a wide-ranging interview, Sohn told NK News about how the Kaesong Industrial Complex provides useful currency for the North, but is also presents a risk of market economy permeation. He also discussed how President Park Geun-hye’s China diplomacy may affect efforts to negotiate the North’s denuclearization, and stresses that South Korea must be clear in its determination to unite the peninsula under its banner.
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