CHINA IS AMERICA’S REAL COUNTERPART IN FIRST US-NORTH KOREA SUMMIT
Strong displeasure with China’s rule-breaking behavior in the South China Sea again marked this year’s gathering of defense ministers at the 17th Asia Security Council, also known as the IISS Sha…
US-CHINA CLASH GROWING FIERCER OVER NORTH KOREA
The US-North Korea summit, initially slated for June 12 in Singapore but abruptly cancelled by President Donald Trump last week, appears back on track. Out of the dramatic turn of events followin…
CAN AMERICA KEEP TO “LIBYA MODEL” TO DENUCLEARIZE NORTH KOREA?
With the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore only three weeks or so away, the North Korean dictator is again conducting diplomacy utilizing threats and intimidation. …
JAPAN MUST VALUE AMERICA AS TRUE ALLY, NOT GUARDIAN FOREVER
The situation on the Korean Peninsula has been marked by an extraordinary turn of events since earlier this year. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, fresh from his first summit with Chine…
LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT EXPECTED FOR JAPAN’S NEW OPPOSITION PARTY
The Democratic Party (DP) and the Party of Hope, two opposition parties headed respectively by Kohei Otsuka and Yuichiro Tamaki, will announce the formation of a middle-of-the-road reformist part…