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-- 2014 --
April 3:
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement Pros and Cons
https://tradepolicy.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/has-the-kor-usa-free-trade-agreement-lived-upto-its-expectations/
-- 2016 --
January 10: Donald Trump mostly wrong that
'we get practically nothing' from South Korea for U.S. troop presence
"We have 28,000 soldiers on the line in South Korea between the madman and
them," Trump said, referring to Kim. "We get practically nothing compared to the
cost of this."
False ... South Korea had picked up the tab for nearly $700 million in the
most recent year for personnel, logistics and construction costs.
"It's hard to argue that more than $800 million annually is ‘peanuts’ or ‘next
to nothing,’ " said Lance Janda, a military historian at Cameron University.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/10/donald-trump/donald-trump-mostly-wrong-we-get-practically-nothi/
-- 2017 --
January 11: President-Elect Donald Trump
Joins South Korea’s Left in Pushing New Korea Policy
https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/president-elect-donald-trump-joins-south-koreas-left-pushing-new-korea
April 4: Senators Urge Trump to Complete
THAAD Deployment to South Korea, Press China to End Retaliation
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/ranking/release/senators-urge-trump-to-complete-thaad-deployment-to-south-korea-press-china-to-end-retaliation
April 28: Trump Says South Korea Should Pay
for $1 Billion Anti-Missile System
Trump’s comments stunned South Korean financial markets, sending Seoul stocks
and the won currency into reverse even as the country’s economic outlook has
started to brighten.
http://fortune.com/2017/04/28/trump-thaad-south-korea-trade/
April 28: South Korea baffled by Trump
comments on missile defence, trade ... Trump's remarks were in line with
seemingly off-the-cuff comments this week about NAFTA, Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-trump-comments-1.4089674
April 28: South Korea disputes Trump
comments on missile system, trade
Contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korea said Friday it has no
plan to renegotiate a bilateral trade deal with the U.S., or to pay for the U.S.
missile defense system being deployed on its territory.
http://www.news-herald.com/article/HR/20170428/NEWS/170429365
May 3:
It’s not just North
Korea. Trump has a South Korea problem, too.
On the other side of the Demilitarized Zone, the
last frozen border of the Cold War, South Koreans are getting more than a bit
concerned
https://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/03/trump-north-korea-south-korea-problem/
May 8:
South Korea Is More Worried About Donald Trump Than Kim Jong Un
... Seoul is used to dealing with an unruly
Pyongyang and an imperious Beijing. But it’s the irascible American president
who is imposing himself on the country's election.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/05/08/south-korea-is-more-worried-about-donald-trump-than-kim-jong-un/
May 8: South Korean election: Donald Trump
effect to push voters to the left after decades of conservative rule
South Koreans are poised to sweep away almost a decade of conservative rule in
an historic election today, with some unintended interference by US President
Donald Trump late in the campaign helping to galvanise left-leaning voters.
Moon Jae-in, 64, from the centre-left Democratic Party of Korea, holds
double-digit opinion poll leads over the next two candidates and has been the
consistent favourite throughout the two-month campaign.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-09/trump-effect-poised-to-push-south-koreas-election-to-the-left/8501866
June 14: Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in
South Korea
Opened in 2007, Trump World in South Korea is made up of six condominium
properties, three of which—Trump World I, II, and III—are located in Seoul, with
the other three located in the cities of Busan and Daegu.
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/news/2017/06/14/433958/trumps-conflicts-interest-south-korea/
August 5:
How a nuclear war in
Korea could start, and how it might end
South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, had at first been strongly against any
pre-emptive strike, as his country would bear the brunt of any subsequent
miscalculation by either side.
https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21725763-everyone-would-lose-how-nuclear-war-korea-could-start-and-how-it-might-end
August 29: The Trump administration has
launched an aggressive drive to renegotiate U.S. trade deals, but one country
may manage to stymie major changes:
South Korea.
President Donald Trump during
an April interview with the Washington Post called the U.S.-Korea Free Trade
Agreement, known as Korus, a "horrible deal" that has "destroyed" his country,
and he threatened to terminate it.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/29/us-south-korea-trade-deal-trumps-drive-against-horrible-korus-may-break-down.html
September 2: President Trump has instructed
advisers to prepare to withdraw the United States from a free-trade agreement
with South Korea, several people close to the process said, a move that would
stoke economic tensions with the U.S. ally as both countries confront a crisis
over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program [a move opposed by top aides]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/02/trump-plans-withdrawal-from-south-korea-trade-deal/?utm_term=.5f66233b01a5
September 5: As crisis brews, some in South
Korea fear Trump is ‘kind of nuts’
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/crisis-brews-some-south-korea-fear-trump-kind-nuts
September 5: ... congressional leaders
overseeing trade are calling on the
White House to pursue further discussions instead of pulling out of a pact
with an important economic and geopolitical partner [South Korea], particularly
at a time of heightened tensions in the Korean peninsula.
In a rare bipartisan statement Tuesday, the Republican and Democratic heads of
the
Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees acknowledged that the
5-year-old free trade accord with South Korea “has presented frustrations for
some important U.S. industries and stakeholders” and that the U.S. should press
for compliance.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-south-korea-trade-agreement-20170905-story.html
October 5: U.S., South Korea revisiting
trade deal slammed by Trump
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3299451-u-s-south-korea-revisiting-trade-deal-slammed-trump
November 6: For South Koreans, Trump is a
headache
Since taking office, Trump has made clear that he cares only about US interests.
To continue kowtowing to Washington would be dangerous, even if Seoul cannot
quite quit the pretence of honouring its longtime ally, at least not yet.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/south-koreans-trump-headache-171104100330202.html
November 7: Can South Korea Trust Trump? ...
In Seoul, the U.S. president urged North Koreans to negotiate. The South should
hope he’s serious.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/south-korea-trump/545123/
November 7: Trump’s Unscripted Diplomacy Was
Not Well Received by Japan or South Korea
When doing business in East Asia, it’s typically understood there are
business-specific formalities one must execute to show respect and get respect.
Diplomacy follows the same principle. Going out of your way to extend courtesy
opens the dialogue to commerce.
President Donald Trump may have had the best intentions in trying to level
the playing field with Japanese auto makers—where the trade gap is wide—but
publicly stating it, in the host’s country in front of a large contingent of
traveling American press, is not seen as appropriate. Trump veering off script
is no doubt considered rude in buttoned up cultures.
http://observer.com/2017/11/donald-trump-diplomacy-not-well-received-by-japan-south-korea/
November 7: South Korea's Far-Right Gives
Trump The Warmest Welcome
On the streets of Seoul, demonstrations were divided between those who didn't
want President Trump to visit at all and a few thousand American-flag-waving
South Koreans who gave him an enthusiastic welcome.
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/11/07/562619802/in-south-korea-the-far-right-party-loves-america
November 8: Lost in Asia ...
Trump’s trip shows what happens when a world leader is set adrift in the world
with no strategy or goals.
Almost halfway through his 12-day voyage in Asia, President Trump is showing
what happens when a world leader takes major diplomatic initiatives without a
full diplomatic team or a thought-through notion of goals, means, and strategy.
His three days in China, followed by a meeting with Russian President Vladimir
Putin on the sidelines of a summit in Vietnam, are seen as the trip’s likely
high points, but the prospects for progress, in either diplomacy or trade, are
viewed as dim.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/11/trump_s_stop_in_south_korea_suggests_he_has_no_idea_what_his_strategy_is.html
December 16: Trump Finally Taps Ambassador
to South Korea ... Despite sky-rocketing tensions
on the peninsula, the United States doesn’t have an ambassador in Seoul.
Earlier this week, the Korea Herald
reported that the Trump administration recently asked for Seoul’s approval
of its nomination of Dr. Victor Cha to be the next U.S. ambassador to South
Korea.
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/trump-finally-taps-ambassador-to-south-korea/
December 18: We are sleepwalking toward war
with North Korea ... The risk of nuclear war is real. And it’s growing.
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/12/18/16733560/north-korea-war
December 28: Russia has accused the United
States of violating an arms control treaty by agreeing to supply anti-missile
systems to Japan.
Japan's cabinet approved a plan last week to buy two US-built Aegis Ashore
missile defense systems,
state broadcaster NHK reported, as the country faces increasing hostility
from neighboring North Korea.
Russia has raised concerns over several US-built defense systems, claiming they
also have the ability to launch missiles.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/asia/russia-us-japan-anti-missile-defense-intl/index.html
-- 2018 --
January 3: North Korea calls hotline to
South Korea after Trump taunts ... North Korea and South Korea established
contact on a hotline that’s been dormant for almost two years Wednesday, a major
diplomatic breakthrough following a year of escalating hostility and a move that
could pave the way for future talks.
The calls came just hours after an astonishing tweet from US President Donald
Trump, who again taunted the North Korean leader, this time with a boast about the
size of his nuclear button.
http://fox2now.com/2018/01/03/north-korea-calls-hotline-to-south-korea-after-trump-taunts/
January 4:
Trump agreed to delay
U.S.-South Korean exercises
In a possible opening for diplomacy, the Trump
administration on Thursday agreed to delay joint military exercises with South
Korea until after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
The decision could help reduce tensions as the Koreas consider holding their
first direct talks in two years, even though Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
insisted the delay was a practical necessity to accommodate the Olympics, not a
political gesture.
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/04/trump-north-korea-exercises-military/
January 5:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-05/trump-seeks-fix-to-south-korea-trade-deal-amid-nuclear-tensions
January 7:
South Korea Wants to Meet
the North Without Upsetting Trump
South Korean officials will face a challenge as
tough as any Olympic feat this week: Drawing the North Koreans back to talks
without undermining the U.S.’s hard line against Kim Jong Un.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-07/south-korea-s-olympic-goal-engage-kim-without-undermining-trump
January 10: South Korea’s Leader Credits
Trump for North Korea Talks
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea warned on Wednesday that North Korea would
face stiffer sanctions if it resumed weapons tests, while crediting President
Trump with helping force the North to resume dialogue and strike a
broader agreement to improve Korean ties.
“I am giving a lot of credit to President Trump,” Mr. Moon said at a nationally
televised news conference a day after the two Koreas forged their agreement
during border talks. “I am expressing my gratitude.”
Mr. Moon’s comments and his conversation with Mr. Trump suggested a tactful
maneuver by the South Korean leader to stroke the ego of Mr. Trump, who has
claimed
credit for the inter-Korean dialogue, while easing fears in Washington and
among his conservative critics at home that in his eagerness for dialogue, he
may be too accommodating to North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/world/asia/moon-jae-in-trump-north-korea.html
January 22: South Korea says it will lodge a
complaint about Trump's new import taxes
South Korea said on Tuesday the
government will complain to the
World Trade
Organization (WTO) about
a U.S. decision to slap tariffs on imported washing machines and solar
panels, saying the decision is "excessive" and "regrettable".
"It is clear that the latest safeguard measures would violate the WTO rules,"
South Korea's trade minister Kim Hyun-chong said in a meeting with industry
officials. "We will actively respond to protectionist measures."
President Donald Trump slapped
steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels on Monday, marking
his first moves to erect trade restrictions under seldom-used trade laws that
allow unilateral actions.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/22/donald-trumps-tariffs-on-imported-washing-machines-and-solar-panels-angers-south-korea.html
January 30: Trump pick for South Korea
ambassador will no longer be nominated
A distinguished expert on North Korea is no longer being considered for
nomination by President
Trump as ambassador to South Korea after he expressed disagreement
over the administration's policies toward Pyongyang, The Washington Post
reported on Tuesday.
Victor Cha, a former official in the George W. Bush administration, was expected
to be Trump’s nominee for ambassador, until Cha privately told National Security
Council officials that he objected to certain aspects of the
president's strategy, people familiar with the situation told the Post.
http://thehill.com/policy/international/371459-trump-will-not-nominate-pick-for-south-korea-ambassador-because-he
January 30: South
Korea in a Post-Trump World
Looking back at the 65 years of the South Korea-US
alliance, strong pro-Americanists have dominated political power in South Korea,
with the core foundation of power being the pro-America and anti-North Korea
line.
However, with the launch of the Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump administrations,
the South Korea-US alliance seems to have entered a new phase. To achieve US
interests, President Trump does not consider the dignity or legitimacy of
America’s allies, and is one-sidedly increasing the level of pressure on them.
Here, paradoxical hope comes from the fact that the US is breaking the myth of
the alliance and is objectifying and secularizing it.
https://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/south-korea-post-donald-trump-world/
January 31: Trump White House Didn't Want To
Hear Why War With North Korea Is A Bad Idea
One view in particular—which
reportedly upset White House officials—opposes the so-called Bloody
Nose approach that calls for a limited pre-emptive strike against North
Korea as a deterrent. Critics like Cha are concerned that any "bloody nose"
strike on a few targets in North Korea would lead to retaliation by North Korean
tyrant Kim Jong Un, and that could quickly spiral into
all-out war on the Korean Peninsula.
“If we believe that Kim is undeterrable without such a strike, how can we also
believe that a strike will deter him from responding in kind?” Cha wrote. “And
if Kim is unpredictable, impulsive and bordering on irrational, how can we
control the escalation ladder, which is premised on an adversary’s rational
understanding of signals and deterrence?”
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-white-house-didnt-want-hear-why-war-north-korea-bad-idea-796483
January 31: Withdrawal of U.S. envoy
candidate and tough talk from Trump worry South Korea
South Korea’s progressive government was already nervous about President Trump’s
intentions when it came to North Korea, fearing he might press ahead with
military action without Seoul’s consent.
The sudden withdrawal of the candidate for U.S. ambassador to Seoul — reportedly
because he argued against striking North Korea — coupled with the president’s
tough language in his
State of the Union speech has now only exacerbated those fears.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/withdrawal-of-us-envoy-candidate-and-tough-talk-from-trump-worries-south-korea/2018/01/31/cf8864da-0600-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html?utm_term=.8ef7fd2d62e6
January 31: Is Trump Seriously Considering a
Military Strike Against North Korea?
Over the last several weeks ... there have been a number of troubling signs that
Donald Trump’s rhetoric is more than
just an effort to ramp up pressure on Beijing to tighten the screws on its
client state, or to force Kim Jong Un
to the negotiating table.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/donald-trump-victor-cha-north-korea-bloody-nose
January 31: As South Korean skiers head to
North Korea, Trump reminds us war is still on the cards
https://qz.com/1193858/trumps-state-of-the-union-reminds-world-of-possibility-of-war-with-north-korea/
January 31: Hirono to
Trump: Nominate a U.S. Ambassador to South Korea ASAP
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, released the following statement after Victor Cha
confirmed that he is no longer being considered to serve as the ambassador to
South Korea:
“One year into his presidency, Donald Trump has yet to nominate an ambassador to
South Korea — one of our closest allies in a volatile region of the world.
“That the White House is no longer considering
Victor Cha’s nomination over his legitimate concerns about preemptive military
strikes against North Korea is deeply troubling and undermines ongoing
diplomatic efforts to deescalate tensions.
“Donald Trump’s aversion to differences of opinion is pathological and does not
serve our national interest or the interests of our allies in the region.”
https://bigislandnow.com/2018/01/31/hirono-to-trump-nominate-a-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-asap/
January 31: US President Donald Trump
reiterated his administration's "campaign of maximum pressure" on North Korea,
hinting at a possible conflict with South Korea's hopes for further dialogue.
"The message is that (the North Korean) regime is not one that can co-exist with
the values the US has defended since the country's foundation," said Cha
Du-hyeogn, a visiting research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.
He added that Trump's descriptions of North Korea's human rights violations
before stressing the value the US places on freedom is a clear message.
"This is very serious (message). This implies that US-North Korea dialogue,
denuclearization talks will be difficult and should not be hoped for."
http://www.asiaone.com/world/trumps-address-serious-message-north-korea-experts
February 1: Sudden exit of ambassador pick
has Trump facing Korean crisis without key diplomat
At roughly the same time President Donald Trump was laying out his
administration’s North Korea policy in Tuesday’s State of the Union address,
South Korean and U.S. officials in Seoul were waking up to the news that the
administration’s long-awaited choice for ambassador, Victor Cha, had withdrawn
himself from consideration.
One top U.S. official said embassy staff learned through news reports that their
embassy would remain without a top envoy, raising concern that the critical
strategic post will remain empty for the foreseeable future.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/confusing-exit-top-trump-diplomatic-pick-comes-critical-moment-n843676
February 1: Analysts say Trump’s fiery
comments bad news for N. Korea
SEOUL--U.S. President Donald Trump's fiery comments on North Korea reflected
confidence that his campaign of pressure and sanctions on the country is
working, South Korean analysts said Wednesday.
The experts said it also means Washington will continue to deny Pyongyang
meaningful dialogue unless it's willing to discuss serious changes to its
nuclear weapons program and human rights conditions.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201802010019.html
February 9: The South Korean President has
been invited to travel to North Korea, following a formal invitation from the
country's leader, Kim Jong Un, potentially setting up the first meeting of
Korean leaders since 2007.
The invite, presented to South Korean President Moon Jae-in by Kim's younger
sister, Kim Yo Jong, was delivered during a historic meeting between North and
South Korean officials at Seoul's presidential palace Saturday, presidential
spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said.
Saturday's meeting, the most significant diplomatic encounter between the two
sides in more than a decade, could now be surpassed should Moon accept Kim's
invitation to visit Pyongyang later this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/asia/korea-north-south-meeting-olympics-intl/index.html
March 5: South Korean delegation arrives in
North for historic nuclear talks ... Delegation travels to Pyongyang with aim to
denuclearise peninsula and foster US talks
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/05/south-korea-nuclear-talks-north-historic-moon-jae-in
March 26: South Korea Deal Shows Emptiness
Of Trump Trade Agenda ...
details of a new deal with South Korea have started to emerge in reports –
and they are distinctly underwhelming.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillevy/2018/03/26/korea-deal-shows-emptiness-of-trump-trade-agenda/#370bad9647cb
April 30: South Korean President Moon Jae-in
said U.S. President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to
end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, a South
Korean official said on Monday.
As well as Obama, three U.S. presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore
Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jimmy Carter
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-trump/south-korea-president-says-trump-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-idUSKBN1I10OD
May 5: The White House announced that Trump
will host Moon at the White House on May 22, in talks aimed at demonstrating
allied unity before the Trump-Kim summit. The Moon visit was announced after
Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, met with his South Korean
counterpart, Chung Eui-yong, at the White House on Friday.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/date-place-set-for-north-korea-summit-says-trump/news-story/b2e5be26d4c7793343b1a270cd60dc3a
May 22: Trump and South Korean President
meet at White House before North Korea summit
http://cw33.com/2018/05/22/trump-and-south-korean-president-meet-at-white-house-before-north-korea-summit/
May 22: South Korea’s tactic for
manipulating Trump: Flatter the hell out of him
https://qz.com/1285452/south-koreas-moon-jae-ins-tactic-for-manipulating-trump-flatter-the-hell-out-of-him/
May 24: After 16 Months, Trump Names An
Ambassador To South Korea
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/24/614109037/after-16-months-trump-names-an-ambassador-to-south-korea
May 24: South Korean president calls
cancellation of Trump-Kim summit 'very regrettable'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/24/trump-cancels-summit-kim/640452002/
May 24: The Trump Administration’s Treatment
of South Korea Has Been Shameful
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/trumps-treatment-of-south-korea-is-shameful-and-reckless.html
May 24: South Korea is scrambling to figure
out WTF just happened with the Trump-Kim summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in personally invested in a US-North Korea
summit. What now?
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/24/17390538/trump-north-korea-summit-cancel-south-korea-moon
May 24: Did Trump leave South Korea in the
dark on his summit plans?
South Korea has played a key role in facilitating diplomacy between the United
States and North Korea, but after Donald Trump announced the cancellation of his
upcoming summit with Kim Jong-un, it appeared his allies were
left in the dark.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/did-trump-leave-south-korea-the-dark-his-summit-plans
Undated: Trump World Seoul is comprised of
six condominium properties developed throughout Seoul, and two neighboring
cities in South Korea.
https://www.trump.com/real-estate-portfolio/seoul/trump-world/
August 19: 100s of S. Koreans to enter North
to reunite with loved ones
Past reunions have produced powerful images of elderly Koreans crying, embracing
and caressing each other. Nearly 20,000 people have participated in 20 rounds of
face-to-face reunions held between the countries since 2000. Another 3,700
exchanged video messages with their North Korean relatives under a short-lived
program from 2005 to 2007. No one has had a second chance to see their
relatives.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/19/100s-s-koreans-to-enter-north-to-reunite-with-loved-ones.html
August 20: How did the latest reunions come
about?
The event, which is facilitated by the Red Cross, is the outcome of
a historic meeting between North Korea's Kim Jong-un and South Korean President
Moon Jae-in at the border in April.
The two leaders met a second time in May, where they agreed to resume family
reunions, and are expected to meet again in the coming weeks.
South Korea has also taken an active role in trying to broker talks between
Pyongyang and Washington.
In June, Kim Jong-un met US President Donald Trump
in Singapore where they pledged to work towards denuclearisation, although
there are doubts over how genuine the North is in its commitment.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45243108
August 21: About 200 South Koreans and their
family members crossed the border on Monday for three days of meetings with
their
North Korean relatives. The relatives have been given a total of 12 hours
together, including three hours in private. Another 337 South Koreans and
accompanying family members will participate in a second round of reunions from
Friday to Sunday.
Hong Yong-gee, who went with his mother for a 2015 reunion at Diamond Mountain
and met his three North Korean aunts, said Tuesday that it seemed his North
Korean relatives were working off a script.
"They praised the leadership of Kim Jong Un and life in North Korea so
frequently that any genuine conversation became impossible," Hong said. "It was
difficult for my mother and aunts to talk freely when several North Korean
officials stationed themselves so close to our table, listening in to whatever
we were saying."
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/separated-korean-families-2nd-day-emotional-reunions-57303118
August 27: North Korea accuses US of
'hatching a criminal plot to unleash a war'
North Korea's state newspaper accused the US of "hatching a criminal plot to
unleash a war against the DPRK" while "having a dialogue with a smile on its
face" Sunday following a report on South Korean radio that American forces in
Japan were running drills aimed at invading Pyongyang.
US Forces Japan (USFJ) told CNN on Monday it was "not aware of the drills"
mentioned in North and South Korean media reports.
"In general, US aircrafts and ships operate from Japan every day in support of
our commitments to our allies and partners in the region and in the interests of
regional peace and security," Col. John Hutcheson, the Director of public
affairs of USFJ, said in a statement.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/politics/north-korea-us-special-forces-drill/index.html
October 10:
South Korea never considered lifting sanctions against North Korea imposed over
the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship, the country’s Unification Minister
Cho Myoung-gyon said on Thursday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea-sanctions/south-korea-says-no-change-on-north-korean-sanctions-idUSKCN1ML06L
December 1:
North Korean soldier flees to South as Trump talks up Kim summit
South Korean soldiers escort defector to safety after finding him on their side
of the border
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/01/north-korean-soldier-flees-to-south-as-trump-talks-up-second-kim-summit
December 3: Trump asks South
Korean president to deliver 'friendly' message to Kim Jong Un
Though diplomatic talks between the U.S. and North Korea have stalled in
recent months, President Donald Trump this weekend gave South Korean President
Moon Jae-in a hopeful message to pass along to his northern counterpart, Kim
Jong Un.
“The message was that President Trump has a very friendly view of Chairman Kim
and that he likes him, and so he wishes Chairman Kim would implement the rest of
their agreement and that he would make what Chairman Kim wants come true," Moon
told reporters at the G-20 summit this weekend,
according to USA Today.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/03/trump-friendly-message-kim-jong-un-1037424
December 7:
Trump Wants South Korea to Pay More for U.S. Troop Presence
U.S. demand for more troop funding is pressuring ties to Seoul
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wants-south-korea-to-pay-more-for-u-s-troop-presence-1544221727
December 19:
South Korea’s Right Wing Is Rising, and Could Scuttle Trump’s ‘Peace’ With Kim
Jong Un
South Korea’s political pendulum may be swinging back toward rightists who would
like to see Kim Jong Un dead. Not good news for Donald Trump’s happy-talk
approach to Pyongyang.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-koreas-right-wing-is-rising-and-could-scuttle-trumps-peace-with-kim-jong-un
December 20:
Never mind Afghanistan, could South Korea be the next place Trump orders a
withdrawal?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/never-mind-afghanistan-could-south-korea-be-the-next-place-trump-orders-a-withdrawal
December 26:
North and South Korea Hope to Leave Hostility Behind With a New Railroad Linking
the Peninsula
North and South Korean officials took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking
Wednesday, signing a wooden railroad tie and linking the tracks of what the
nations hope will one day be a train system to bring prosperity to Northeast
Asia.
However, the railway will not become a reality if U.S.-led sanctions against
North Korea persist. Officials had to obtain United Nations approval just to
hold Wednesday’s ceremony since it required transporting vehicles across the
border to the North Korean border town of Kaesong.
http://fortune.com/2018/12/26/north-korea-south-korea-railroad-sanctions/
December 28:
South Korea President Moon Jae-in
is Asia News Network's Person of the Year
In a few decades, when people look back on 2018, perhaps they will only remember
one or two major headlines.
In the field of diplomacy, they may remember the
meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Chairman Kim
Jong Un.
If this were to happen, it would be one of the biggest injustices of selective
history and memory.
Because without
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's insistence, persistence and patience,
the Trump-Kim summit would never have happened. No Moon-Kim summit, no Trump-Kim
summit.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-president-moon-jae-in-is-asia-news-networks-person-of-the-year
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