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09SEOUL1067
2009-07-07 06:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Seoul
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SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
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UNCLAS SEOUL 001067
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SUBJECT: SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
East Asia and Pacific: DPRK
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"The Big Squeeze"
Korea University Prof. Kim Sung-han observed in right-of-center
JoongAng Ilbo (07/07): "The Obama Administration seems to think it
needs to push North Korea to the limit to bring it back to dialogue.
... Toward this end, the United States must carry out independent
measures aimed at squeezing North Korea, such as financial sanctions
and blocking the North's weapons exports. At the same time, China
has to be encouraged to implement UN Security Council Resolution
¶1874. The U.S. reconfirmed its promise to offer the nuclear
umbrella to the ROK and Japan, thereby lifting China's worries over
the possible nuclear armament of its two neighbors. The United
States thinks it is now China's turn to respond. China will
probably do so at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
scheduled for late July. Whether or not the Obama Administration's
stern response to North Korea will continue depends on what type of
presents China will bring to the party."
STEPHENS