Tag: South Korea

R&D from Prepd: South Korean Politics

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On November 29, 2016

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This R&D provides resources on the turmoil that is roiling South Korean politics.  President Park Geun-hye is under fire for allowing a close confidante to look at sensitive government materials and then allowing that confidante to funnel millions of dollars to a foundation.  Some of Park’s other aides also face criminal charges.  South Korea gives its president immunity, but there are growing calls for Park to step down and the United States worries that the political crisis could endanger the security of the Korean Peninsula.

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NFL Nats IX R&D: China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas

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On June 3, 2010

In International Extemp, R&D

Okinawa Issue Lingers from the Wall Street Journal

Warship’s sinking echoes in South Korean elections from the Washington Post

China’s Wen Jiabao, Myanmar leaders to discuss sensitive topics from the Los Angeles Times

Change is finally afoot for China’s workers from the Financial Times

Hatoyama Quitting ‘Positive’ for Stocks, Musha Says from Business Week

China’s Korean balancing act from Al Jazeera

Japan factory output up 1.3% in April from the Agence France Presse

In new sign of trust, public Taiwan firms target China from Reuters

Topic Brief: Tensions in Korea (2009)

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On March 31, 2009

In International Extemp, Topic Brief

If any extempers thought that the removal of the Bush administration would see a reduction in international tensions they have been proved wrong by the recent tensions on the Korean peninsula that continue to rise daily.  The North Korean regime of Kim Jong-Il, known for its inability to refrain from shining the international media spotlight on it for too long, is threatening to launch a long range missile, called Taepodong 2 or Paektusan 2, which it claims is actually a rocket meant to send a satellite into space.

International pundits are worried about the fallout of this missile launch.  Whether or not the missile launch succeeds is not as much of an issue as whether or not North Korea launches the missile at all.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that if North Korea proceeds with this launch, which North Korea says will come between April 4th and 8th, it could lead to the destruction of the six party talks concerning North Korea’s nuclear program and leave it more isolated than it was before.  North Korea, for its part, says that it would consider any attempt to interfere with this launch as an act of war, which could have very negative ramifications for the entire East Asia region.

This brief will provide extempers with the details of why North Korea may be launching this missile, international reaction to North Korea’s plans to launch this missile, and how a successful missile launch could impact U.S. and international policy towards North Korea.

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