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Most Popular Foreigners select installation of public WiFi throughout Seoul as city's best policy In a survey last month about Seoul's city policies, foreigners said the best one is the plan to install free public WiFI throughout the city. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, eleven-thousand foreigners participated in the survey online. Seoul's plan - called 'S-Net' - will allow anyone to use WiFi anywhere in the city by 2022, and it got about six,two-hundred votes. 2019-12-06 S. Korea, China to continue joint efforts on establishing peace on Korean Peninsula South Korea and China have agreed to maintain their constructive cooperation to establish peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. During his talks Thursday at the Blue House with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, President Moon asked China for its continued support, especially now ahead of a critical turning point. "I believe we face an important turning point on the way to complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. I ask for continued support from the Chinese government until a peaceful, nuclear-free era arrives on the Peninsula." President Moon also asked China for its support for his vision to transform the demilitarized zone into a global peace zone. His call for Beijing to play a more active role comes as North Korea and the U.S. struggle to narrow their differences on denuclearization before Kim Jong-un's year-end deadline. The president also said he anticipates the planned trilateral summit between Korea, China and Japan in Chengdu later this month will yield productive outcomes. He especially expressed hopes for President Xi Jinping to pay a state visit to South Korea next year, which would help advance their strategic partnership. The Chinese foreign minister agreed on the importance of the upcoming talks. But he had a message of his own criticism toward the United States. "The world order is being threatened by unilateralism and power politics. Korea and China, as neighbors, need to strengthen their cooperation and dialogue to protect free trade and abide by international rules." The U.S. was not mentioned by name, but the remarks are an evident jab at the Trump administration's policy on trade. Wang delivered a similar message in his talks with South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha the day before. Also at a luncheon Thursday with Korean politicians and business leaders, he said the world order has been damaged by unilateralism and hegemonic acts, adding that China's rise is "inevitable." Wang even said explicitly that Washington is to blame for the deployment of the U.S. missile defense system THAAD in Korea, which led to the dispute between Seoul and Beijing in 2017. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Korea and China have agreed to work together to handle the THAAD issue appropriately, respecting each their interests. Park Hee-jun, Arirang News. 2019-12-06 Pyeongyang and Washington exchange war of words ahead of December deadline After U.S. President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "rocket man" on Tuesday and claimed that Washington could use military force against Pyeongyang if it must, North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said that such comments would be a "very dangerous challenge" if they were not made in error. Choe added that Pyeongyang could resume the tit-for-tat name-calling against the U.S., if similar expressions are used again. Pak Jong-chon, the Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army also lashed out at Trump, saying that the regime will also take "prompt corresponding action at any level", if the U.S. does indeed use military force against the North. With the latest war of words, North Korea expert Shin Beom-chul says that the possibility of progress in denuclearization talks before Kim Jong-un's end of year deadline seems low. "I think the chances are low. The two clearly want different things. Pyeongyang practically wants to keep its nuclear weapons and Washington wants them to denuclearize. By looking at their latest exchange of words, the possibility of working-level negotiations also seems to be low." Shin also said that if this atmosphere continues in the coming weeks, the North could proceed with what Kim Jong-un previously warned of a "new way" next year if Washington fails to offer an acceptable proposal by the deadline. "If this continues, a new strategic plan could be revealed during the North's full session of the Workers Party Central Committee later this month, which could lead to the regime announcing a hardline approach next year." The expert however said that with U.S. Special Representative Stephen Biegun set to visit South Korea in the coming days, and especially if he meets his North Korean counterpart on the border, there's still a chance for a breakthrough in the stalled denuclearization talks. Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. 2019-12-06 Prospects of S. Korea-China relations Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his two-day visit to Seoul on Thursday. His visit captured media attention as it was the first trip to South Korea by the top diplomat in five years AND after the two countries' diplomatic row over the THAAD deployment on the Korea peninsula broke out in 2017. It also came amid heightened U.S.-China tensions. Pundits believe Wang's visit signals the start of thawing Seoul-Beijing relations, but they also point out that it was a chance for China to send a strong message to the U.S., leaving South Korea sandwiched between the two superpowers. Let's now bring in Dr. Song Se-ryeon, Professor at Kyung Hee University for further discussions on Wang Yi's visit and the prospects of Seoul-Beijing relations. 1. ANALYSIS ON CHINESE FM WANG YI'S VISIT TO S. KOREA Relationship between S. Korea and China have gone sour since THAAD 2. PROSPECTS OF CHINESE PRES. XI JINPING VISITING S. KOREA 3. IMPLICATIONS OF XI JINPING'S VISIT TO S. KOREA 4. CHINA'S ROLE AMID RE-ESCALATING TENSIONS BETWEEN N. KOREA, U.S. 5. WANG YI SENDS STRONG MESSAGE TO U.S. WHILE IN SEOUL. WHY? 6. ARE THORNY ISSUES BETWEEN S. KOREA, U.S. IMPACTING BEIJING'S DIPLOMACY WITH SEOUL? 7. CHINA ASKS S. KOREA TO PARTICIPATE IN "BELT AND ROAD" INITIATIVE 8. EXPECTED OUTCOME OF S. KOREA-CHINA-JAPAN SUMMIT THIS MONTH 2019-12-06
