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Victor Cha on Political Crisis in South Korea
South Korea’s president has been rocked bygd scandal. Accusations of influence-peddling tied to her relationship with a long-time friend and confidante, Choi Soon-sil, caused outrage among South Koreans. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in Seoul and elsewhere to demand President Park Geun-hye’s resignation or impeachment. To better understand the legal, political, and foreign policy ramifications of the scandal, The Diplomat’s Shannon Tiezzi speaks with Victor Cha, senior adviser and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as well as director of Asian studies and D.S. Song-KF Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. • This event is on the record and open to the public. The event will be recorded and made available on GWIKS’ YouTube channel. President Joe Biden laid out his vision of leading the world with allies and friends while emphasizing the reality of intense competition with China on many fronts in his first address to a joint session of Congress. In this complex international landscape, the countries in Northeast Asia face common challenges—including pandemics, climate change, U.S.-China technology rivalry, decoupling of the US-China in the global ICT supply chains, North Korea’s nuclear problem—that cannot be dealt with by individual nations. The upcoming U.S.-ROK summit would shed a light on the pressing need for a cooperative approach to these challenges in the region. Please join the GW Institute for Korean Studies for an online discussion with experts who will be discussing vi • By: Trisha Ray, Columnist Photo Credit: MintPress News On April 11, President Trump, in response to North Korean announcements of an impending nuclear test, announced that he was sending an ‘armada’ to Korean shores. By April 19, the armada had yet to arrive, triggering criticism in South Korea of Trump’s empty statements. The Trump administration’s diplomatic faux-pas comes at a crucial time for the US-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance, as South Korea prepares for its presidential election on May 9, 2017. Based on precedents set during the 2003 election which brought the anti-US Roh Moo-hyun to power, Trump should tread with caution, as his actions in the following weeks will determine whether Washington will be dealing with a cooperative administration in Seoul, or one whose interests are not in line with its own. The Missing Armada In the run-up to April 15, the birthday of North Korea’s first illustrious leader Kim Il-Sung, concerns mounted in the United States, Japan
The details of Park Geun-hye's relationship with Choi Soon-sil are troubling, and prosecutors are already looking into the allegations raised bygd media reports. What specific legal violations are potentially involved? Korea Policy Forum
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