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Beijing’s naval buildup leaves Seoul vulnerable
Claim to Ieodo linked to China’s strategy to become naval power Korea and China will resume working-level talks soon to draw a maritime boundary to end a dispute regarding Ieodo, a submerged reef in waters south of Jeju Island. Prospects for progress in the meeting are bleak, given that the…
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China has no self-interests in Syrian issue
China has no self-interests in the Syrian issue and respects the demand for democracy by the Arab people, Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday. “China does not take sides with any party, including the government of Syria. We make our own right judgement and determine our own position on this issue…
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UN envoy presses China on NK defectors
Marzuki Darusman, left, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, talks at the U.N. office in Geneva, Monday, with former National Assembly Speaker Rep. Kim Hyong-o, third from right, and Rep. Park Sun-young of the Liberty Forward Party, at Kim’s left, about the Chinese government’s forced repatriation of…
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Seoul urges China to stop repatriating NK defectors
Top diplomats welcome nuke deal President Lee Myung-bak called for Beijing’s cooperation over the issue of North Korean refugees in China during talks with the Chinese foreign minister in Seoul, Friday. Presidential spokesman Park Jeong-ha said Lee expressed the hope that the issue could be solved “smoothly” during a meeting…
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Lee urges prompt action from Japan on ‘comfort women’
President Lee Myung-bak renewed his appeal to Japan to resolve long-running grievances over its wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, describing it as an urgent humanitarian matter Thursday. Lee emphasized that the comfort women issue is becoming increasingly urgent as most victims, who “have lived with painful scars in…
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Annan sees “one mediation process” key to ending Syrian crisis
Kofi Annan, the UN and the Arab League (AL)’s joint special envoy for Syria, said Wednesday that an one and only mediation process accepted by all parties concerned is crucial for the success in the efforts to end the current crisis in Syria. “If we are going to succeed,…
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N. Korea agrees to halt nuke program
North Korea announced Wednesday that it will temporarily halt its uranium enrichment program and put a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests in exchange for food aid and a guarantee of continued negotiations with the United States. “The DPRK, upon request by the U.S. and with a view to…
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China’s nuclear weapon R&D founder remembered
China has held a series of activities to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Zhu Guangya (1924-2011), a leading scientist in the country’s research and development of nuclear weaponry. The institutions that have organized commemorative activities include the General Armament Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA),…
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S. Korea urges China to stop repatriating NK defectors at UN
South Korea urged China to stop repatriating North Korean defectors detained there in a speech at the United Nations, Monday. It said they fled from the destitute communist state “in pursuit of freedom and the right to live” and their repatriation amounts to a “grave infringement of human rights.” This…
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Seoul steps up efforts over NK defectors
UN envoy urges China to halt forced repatriation Efforts are taking concrete shape both at home and abroad to stop China from repatriating North Korean defectors to their home country. The U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights has urged neighbors of North Korea to handle those who escape…
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