South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol flew to Washington Monday for a six-day state visit, as the allies move to bulk up military cooperation over North Korea's expanding nuclear threats. ManilaBulletin
Pyongyang has conducted another record-breaking string of sanctions-defying launches this year, including test-firing the country's first solid-fuel ballistic missile this month -- a key technical breakthrough for Kim Jong Un's military.
But analysts say Yoon and Biden will have a lot to hash out at their summit, as even though such events are "highly scripted" the two leaders have some "uncomfortable" topics to discuss, said Katharine Moon, Professor Emerita of Political Science at Wellesley College. "There is a greater need for the United States to show its deterrence commitments at the alliance level," said Park Won-gon, a professor of North Korean Studies at Ewha University in Seoul.
"The breadth and the depth of the relationship will be amply reinforced and showcased," during the visit, said US State Department deputy assistant secretary Jung Pak.
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