“Removing the North Korean leader will also be extremely difficult, and even if he is removed, another dictator is likely to take over. The same can be said of regime change. The collapse of the Kim Jong Un regime does not necessarily mean the end of DPRK as a sovereign state. The military or militar…”— Chung-in Moon, nti.orgTagged: International Affairs, China, China and North Korea
“China is an important player in the North Korean endgame not only because it is a legal party to the Korean armistice agreement, but also because Pyongyang depends heavily on Beijing in the economic and even security domain.”— Chung-in Moon, nti.orgTagged: International Affairs, China, China and North Korea
“President Trump should open channels of communication with the North and dispatch a high-powered special envoy to Pyongyang. He also needs to have an inter-subjective understanding of North Korea, which is essential to trust-building, and to avoid the folly of demonizing the North.”— Chung-in Moon, nti.orgTagged: Trump, Trump and North Korea, International Affairs, Trump Presidency