Why North Korea's cold-shouldering the South is unfair – and unwise



Columns Why North Korea’s cold-shouldering the South is unfair – and unwise Kim Jong Un will likely regret biting the hand that fed, and led Aidan Foster-Carter April 24, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps On April 27, a few days from now, a most peculiar show is set to be staged at Panmunjom. The date may ring a bell. Yes, it’s the anniversary of last year’s North-South summit: the first of three meetings in six months between the DPRK’s hereditary leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s elected President Moon Jae-in. What an amazing occasion, raising so many hopes. Cue celebrations. According to Seoul’s Ministry of Unification (MOU), this event – called “The Long Road” – will feature performers from South Korea, the U.S., China, and Japan. Your starter for ten. Spot the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Why North Korea’s cold-shouldering the South is unfair – and unwise

Kim Jong Un will likely regret biting the hand that fed, and led

Aidan Foster-Carter April 24, 2019

Why North Korea’s cold-shouldering the South is unfair – and unwise

Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps

On April 27, a few days from now, a most peculiar show is set to be staged at Panmunjom.

The date may ring a bell. Yes, it’s the anniversary of last year’s North-South summit: the first of three meetings in six months between the DPRK’s hereditary leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s elected President Moon Jae-in. What an amazing occasion, raising so many hopes.

Cue celebrations. According to Seoul’s Ministry of Unification (MOU), this event – called “The Long Road” – will feature performers from South Korea, the U.S., China, and Japan.

Your starter for ten. Spot the

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Aidan Foster-Carter

Aidan Foster-Carter is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University in England. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he taught sociology at the Universities of Hull, Dar es Salaam and Leeds from 1971 to 1997. Having followed Korean affairs since 1968, since 1997 he has been a full-time analyst and consultant on Korea: writing, lecturing and broadcasting for academic, business and policy audiences in the UK and worldwide.

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