CONTENTS
1. DPRK-Canada Relations
2. PRC View of US Missile Defense
3. US-PRC Talks
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK-Russia Defense Talks
Nuclear Weapons 1. Iraqi Nuclear Weapons An unnamed defector from Iraq, a military engineer who fled Iraq one year after UN arms inspectors left, reported to the London Daily Telegraph that nuclear bombs are being built in Hemrin in north-eastern Iraq. The defector said, “There are at least two nuclear bombs which are ready for […]
In a report issues at its 53rd Annual Session (30 July – 17 August), the UN Subcommission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights concluded that the WTO’s dispute settlement procedure is in flagrant violation of basic legal tenets such as equal access to justice, impartiality and independence. In separate resolutions on globalisation, services liberalisation, […]
Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s PRC Visit According to Nodong News, DPRK leader Kim Jong-il stressed the need to renew perception and change working style during his recent visit to the PRC. ROK Unification Ministry spokesman Chung Kang-kyu said, “Kim Jong-il’s tour in China in January would have a great impact on North Korea’s economic policies, […]
CONTENTS
1. US-DPRK Relations
2. DPRK Economy
3. Taiwanese Participation in APEC
4. Illegal Missile Parts Sales to PRC
II. Republic of Korea 1. Russia-DPRK Summit
II. Japan 1. Kim Jong-il’s Visit to PRC
2. Japanese View on US Policy toward DPRK
3. Japanese-US Talks on DPRK
4. Japanese-US Base Talks
5. Japanese Cabinet
This essay is by Cheong Wooksik of the Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea and was translated by You Sanghee. This is the first in a series on the future of US relations with Northeast Asian countries under the administration of incoming US President George W. Bush. Cheong examines the role of DPRK leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to the PRC, US policy on the DPRK and the PRC, the US-proposed National Missile Defense, and other issues in relations among the PRC, DPRK, ROK, Japan, and the US. Cheong concludes that ROK President Kim Dae-jung is a natural mediator for US-DPRK talks.
CONTENTS
1. US Policy toward DPRK
2. US-Japan Relations
3. South China Seas Dispute
II. Republic of Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s Visit to ROK
2. Kim Jong Il’s Visit to Moscow
3. ROK View on DPRK
4. Red Cross Talks
5. US Policy towards DPRK
6. US-ROK Security Consultation
III. Russian Federation 1. ROK-DPRK Family Reunions
2. RF-Japan Summit Postponed
3. RF Media on South Kurils
4. PRC Domestic Dissent
5. RF-US Fishing Agreement
