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Welcome to Thursday's edition of Issues and Insiders.
I'm Min Sunhee.
It's that time of the week yet again during which our panel of foreign journalists touch upon a number of local and regional headlines.
For this I have Andres Sanchez Braun here in the studio.
Andres welcome.
I also have Matthew Weigand with us.
Matthew it's good to have you back.
1) Andres, let's begin with details about an annual security forum led by a local think tank that took place earlier on Tuesday.
What do you believe is its relevance this year?
2) Matthew, addressing the Asan Plenum virtually on Tuesday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has stressed the significance of cooperation among Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington to counter threats posed by Pyongyang.
To what extent, do you agree with his assertion?
3-1) Andres, defense and intelligence authorities here have renewed concerns over arms collaboration between North Korea and Russia.
Do tell us more.
3-2) Andres, what options, do you believe, does the international community have to discourage arms collaboration between these two countries?
4) Matthew, North Korea has also accused a number of Western nations of raising regional tensions.
Do give us some background as well as the regime's possible intentions.
5) Andres, also on the topic of tensions.
I believe Korea and Japan may be looking ahead at a diplomatic dispute of sorts involving Korea's online platform Naver and its share in the company that operates Japan's popular messaging app LINE.
First, for the sake of those unaware of this dispute, do share with us some details and your thoughts regarding how this conflict may play out.
6) Matthew, back on the domestic front.
There has been a bit of foreign media coverage regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol's intentions to set up a ministry to tackle Korea's dismal birth rate.
What are your thoughts regarding these intentions?
7) Meanwhile, Andres, top diplomats of South Korea and China met in Beijing for a rare bilateral exchange.
Speaking within your capacity as a journalist covering geopolitical developments, do you foresee some tangible progress in Seoul-Beijing ties in the near future?
8) Matthew, there has been quite a bit of speculation about a possible visit to South Korea by Chinese leader Xi Jinping this year.
What are your prospects regarding this possibility?
All right.
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2024-05-16, 14:30 (KST)