Seoul to closely cooperate with China, Japan to tackle North Korea issue

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South Korea’s National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) in Tokyo, Japan 13 March 2018. Suh recently met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and discussed the prospect of the denuclearization of the … Read More

Chinese lawmakers vote to remove presidential term limits

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An attendant hands out ballot papers to delegates at the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), where delegates will vote on a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, … Read More

An attack on North Korea could start a US-China war — Don’t do it

Following the Winter Olympics, South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicated he was ready to talk to North Korea and engage in diplomacy. And while Vice President Mike Pence – who earlier announced severe sanctions on the North –first signaled a willingness to … Read More

The Chinese Navy Can Make North Korean Sanctions Bite

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Joint U.S.-Chinese naval operations would put real pressure on Pyongyang — and are in China’s interests, too. China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sailors march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images) On Feb. 8, the U.S. … Read More

Japan publishes further evidence of North Korean ship-to-ship activity

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The Japanese government on Tuesday published further evidence of North Korean vessels engaged in ship-to-ship (STS) transfers on the high seas, a practice prohibited by UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions. The posts on multiple government websites include photographs of the STS transfer … Read More

RPT-EXCLUSIVE-U.S. prepares high-seas crackdown on N.Korea sanctions evaders-sources

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This repeats story of 23 February. WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan that could include deploying U.S. Coast … Read More

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