May 26, 2010

North Korea's torpedo attack effectively strengthens U.S.-South Korean military ties

North Korea's stealth torpedo attack on a South Korean warship is reshaping South Korean-U.S. security ties. U.S. President Barack Obama has thrown his full support behind South Korea's conservative President Lee Myung-Bak, who has prepared a package of reprisals against the North for its submarine attack in March that killed 46 sailors. (FULL STORY)
South Korean Navy patrol combat corvettes stage an anti-submarine exercise off the western coast of Taean on May 27.  Kim Jae-Hwan
Beijing's intransigence on N. Korea: Monroe Doctrine with Chinese characteristics

High-level lobbying by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has failed to persuade the Chinese leadership to do anything substantial regarding Pyongyang's sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in late March. Diplomatic sources in the Chinese capital said State Councillor Dai Bingguo privately told the American delegation that Chinese diplomats would privately urge the Kim Jong-Il regime to refrain from further provocative acts against South Korea.  (FULL STORY)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan at a joint news conference in Beijing on May 25.   Reuters/Jason Lee
Pentagon follows State Dept. lead as Gates, Mullen refuse to blame N. Korea
Unpersuaded by U.S. 'soft diplomacy', China backs North Korea on torpedo incident
   
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Seoul's trade ban could jeopardize Kim regime if China agrees to sanctions

SEOUL — South Korea's ban on trade with North Korea would deliver a "direct blow" to the country's already destitute economy and could jeopardize the struggling Kim Jong-Il regime if China joins sanctions, a think tank here said.
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