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John Lee
John Lee is the editor of KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Prior to that, he was a contributor for NK News and KOREA PRO. His focus is on South Korean foreign policy and ROK-U.S. relations.
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Opinion Changes to inter-Korean relations in a post-THAAD environment?Post-THAAD, Chinese calls for peace treaty and resumption of Six Party Talks likely to grow stronger It’s hard to believe that less than a year ago, President Park Geun-hye, who visited China for its Victory Day military parade – much to the chagrin of Washington, had been given the red carpet treatment. She was one of only two world leaders to be seated right next to President Xi Jinping; the other being Vladimir Putin. Also notable was the fact that she was the only head of state of a major U.S. ally that attended that parade. In fact, South Korean media at the time made a big deal of showing how much President Park was treated like the belle of the ball whereas North Korea’s official, Choe Ryong Hae, was treated like a wedding guest whom no one would have noticed had he not shown up. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |