Listen as Larry spoke with Bruce Klingner, the senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, regarding the media’s coverage of North Korea during the Olympics.
What Lies Behind North Korea’s “Charm Offensive” at the Olympics
The Winter Olympics open on Friday with North and South Korean athletes marching together behind a single Korean unification flag, rather than their respective national flags.
The moment will be emotionally uplifting, raising hopes of reconciliation and reduced tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The presence at the games of Vice President Mike Pence, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s high-ranking sister, Kim Yo-jong, and North Korea’s ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, has generated speculation of a bilateral meeting just below the leadership level.
Washington has been coy about the possibility, saying only, “We’ll see what happens.”
But the Korean landscape is strewn with the shattered remnants of previous attempts to use sporting or cultural events to create a path for diplomatic progress. [Read More]
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