NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 04, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 04, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Experts on DPRK Nuclear Test 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Test 3. ROK-US Intel Cooperation on DPRK Nuclear Test 4. Six Party Talks Diplomacy 5. US – ROK Trade Relations 6. UNSG Election 7. Japan – PRC, ROK […]
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Policy Forum 06-81A: PRC Scholar Analyzes Implications of a DPRK Nuclear Test
Shen Dingli, the Executive Deputy Director of the Institute of International Issues at the Fudan University, the director of the US Study Center of the Fudan University, and the director of the arms control and regional security research project, writes, “the DPRK considers its national interests to be greater than its relations with China. It will not give up the independent guarantee of national security gained through nuclear tests just because of China’s concerns and the possibility of China applying pressure on it. Therefore the DPRK is bound to hold that the advantages of conducting a nuclear test outweigh the disadvantages; hence it will proceed with a nuclear test.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 03, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 03, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 03, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. DPRK Nuclear Test Plans 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Test Plans 3. Arms Control Experts on DPRK Nuclear Test Plans 4. DPRK Nuclear Test Plans Affect Markets 5. Japan Financial Sanctions against DPRK 6. DPRK Labor Rights 7. […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 02, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 02, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 02, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks Diplomacy 2. Weapons Buildup on Korean Peninsula 3. Inter-Korean Military Talks 4. Inter-Korean Relations 5. DPRK UN Mission 6. US-ROK Security Alliance 7. ROK Missile Defense System 8. Ban Ki-moon UNSG Candidacy 9. US-Japan Missile […]
Policy Forum 06-65A: The Economic Implications of a North Korean Nuclear Breakout
Marcus Noland, Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics (IIE), writes “In short, the economic implications of a nuclear test for the region while not catastrophic, would not be benign. However, the likelihood of adverse economic repercussions is unlikely to pose a significant constraint on North Korean actions, and it is not difficult to come up with a scenario in which North Korean behavior does indeed convey large negative economic spillovers to its neighbors. This simply underscores the importance of cooperation to deter provocative behavior on the part of North Korea.”
Policy Forum 06-80A: Overcoming the Yasukuni Issue is Good for Both China and Japan
Shen Dingli, Executive Dean of Institute of International Studies, and Director of Center for American Studies at Fudan University, Shanghai, and Tatsujiro Suzuki, Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Public Policy at University of Tokyo, Japan, write, “The history issue is an important issue of justice but should not hold the relationship hostage. As a former brutal colonizer, Japan has the moral responsibility to be sensitive and behave honestly while Beijing needs to develop a firm policy that is not subject to nationalism.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 28, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 28, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 28, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US on Six Party Talks 2. ROK on Six Party Talks 3. PRC Visit to ROK on Six Party Talks 4. PRC – DPRK Relations 5. US Funds Radio Broadcasts to DPRK 6. DPRK on US Annual Religious […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 27, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 27, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 27, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. DPRK on Japan Elections 2. Inter-Korean Relations 3. Change of DPRK Representation to the UN 4. UN Special Rapporteur on DPRK Human Rights 5. DPRK International Film Festival 6. Japan Constitution Revision 7. Sino-Japanese Relations 8. Japan-ROK Relations […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 26, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 26, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 26, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US on Six Party Talks 2. Armitage on DPRK Nuclear Test 3. ROK Opposition on Plan to Build Up DPRK Infrastructure 4. Inter-Korean Economic Ties Strained 5. Economic Growth at Kaesong 6. Musharraf on DPRK Nuclear Technology 7. […]
North Korean Trade with China as Reported in Chinese Customs Statistics: Recent Energy Trends and Implications Nathaniel Aden
Nathaniel Aden, researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, writes, “Whereas North Korean coal and electricity exports are sold at sub-market ‘friendship prices,’ Chinese coal and oil products have been sold to North Korea at premium prices? Chinese Customs data suggest that Beijing is taking a pragmatic, market-oriented approach to trade with its reclusive neighbor, while the increasingly asymmetrical energy embodiment of bilateral trade may reflect dilapidation of North Korea’s non-military industries.”
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