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Yoon Seok-youl calls DPRK a ‘failed’ state, vows to defend democratic values
Remarks come after his progressive rival earlier rejected inter-Korean ideological competition
Why an end-of-war declaration with North Korea may not lead to peace
Only a peace treaty can end a war, but even that isn’t enough to guarantee the cessation of hostilities
EXPLAINER: What North Korea policy might look like under Yoon Seok-youl
NK Pro analyzes the conservative presidential candidate’s remarks, with commentary from his top policy adviser
Yoon Seok-youl’s DPRK policy ensures return to ‘fire and fury’: Democratic Party
Democratic Party blasts presidential candidate after he suggests scrapping 2018 inter-Korean military agreement
Former USFK commander calls end-of-war declaration a ‘gamble’
Robert Abrams suggests formally ending the Korean War could lead to UNC withdrawal, dissolution of Korean War armistice
Unification minister predicts no North Korea nuclear, ICBM test ‘for time being’
South Korea's Lee In-young also frames end-of-war declaration as starting point for denuclearization
The US must work with China to denuclearize North Korea
Beijing has economic and political leverage, but it wants to maintain North Korea as a buffer state against US
Top Biden aide stresses US-China coordination on DPRK after leaders’ summit
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping reportedly ‘exchanged views’ on Korean Peninsula situation in virtual talks
North Korea has reasons to worry as US-China tensions rise over Taiwan
Biden could support greater military developments in South Korea in efforts to thwart China’s regional ambitions
Decades later, still no clear solution in sight for Japanese abduction issue
North Korea refuses to negotiate, and Tokyo unwilling to entertain the possibility some victims are no longer alive