North Korea Blasts G7 Statement Calling for End to Its Nuclear Program While Trump Signs Deal With Iran
Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Yo-jong, says, ‘‘Denuclearization’ is an unwavering line that can never be crossed.’
By DONALD KIRK
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DONALD KIRK
Seoul, South Korea
Donald Kirk is the Seoul Correspondent of the Sun.
Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Trump and UFC Defeat the Critics With Enormous Success at Birthday Bash Full of Fights on the White House Lawn
Between patriotic pomp and circumstance featuring military heroics from the Revolution onward, fans on the Ellipse went crazy over each gladiator-style bout.
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Republic of China’s Opposition Leader, on Visit in U.S., Seeks Dialogue With People’s Republic on the Mainland, Stirs Controversy
Lai Ching-te argues it’s fine to have ‘ideals about peace, but not unrealistic illusions.’
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Vice President Sara Duterte, Facing Impeachment Trial in the Philippines Senate, Eyes the Presidency
Duterte is following in the footsteps of her father and former president, Rodrigo Duterte, who is being held by the International Criminal Court at the Hague for his bloody anti-drug campaign.
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Why China’s President and Kim Jong-un Aren’t Disclosing Whatever They Said About Nukes at Pyongyang
Xi is tacitly accepting North Korea as a nuclear power while not pressuring Kim to agree to another summit with Trump.
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President Xi’s Tryst With Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang Is a Bigger Deal for China Than Beijing Summits With Trump and Putin
India’s leading newspaper says, ‘Beijing is growing increasingly uncomfortable with Pyongyang’s warming ties with Moscow.’
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China’s Xi, Courting North Korea’s Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang, Is Likely To Play Moscow Against Washington
Experts disagree on whether Xi will press Kim to agree to another summit with Trump.
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Communist China’s Xi Due Monday at Pyongyang for Summit With Kim Jong-un
Washington’s ties with South Korea face problems amid a ‘deficit of trust.’
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Seoul’s Conservative Mayor Edges Out Leftist Rival in Late Vote-Counting
Mayor Oh’s victory makes him a strong contender to challenge the left-leaning government in the next presidential election.
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South Korean Leftists Crush Conservatives in Local Elections Seen as Test of Power of President Lee
The elections strain the Korean-American alliance, endangered by the left and also by Trump’s warming ties with China.
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Amid Improving Ties With Washington, Communist China Rages at Japan-Philippine Talks on Waters Around Taiwan
Beijing upsets Tokyo by decrying Japanese ‘neo-militarism” as both nations commit to fast-rising investments in defense.
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Beijing Loves Hegseth’s Conciliatory Tone at Shangri-La, Forecasting New Trans-Pacific Relationship
The leader of the Chinese delegation looks forward to ‘well-managed competition’ with ‘differences kept under control, and enduring stability that holds the promise of lasting peace.
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