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[Foreign Affairs · Politics] [김병연 회원/Kim Byung-Yeon] A bird that can fly out of the cage (Korea Joongang Daily 2022.03.30)

Date: 2022-03-30

Korea Joongang Daily | Kim, Byung-Yeon  Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University

 

“Kim Jong-un is like a bird in a cage. He may chirp away as much as he wishes, but cannot fly freely,” I wrote in a column on the JoongAng Ilbo in December 2019. Kim appears to be venturing out of the cage, sending the Korean Peninsula into turmoil again.

The cage has been locked with international sanctions and U.S.-Chinese relations. China fed the bird, but made sure it stayed in the cage so as not to ruin relationship with America. It used North Korea as a bargaining chip with the U.S. and at the same time tried to control Pyongyang in order not to rattle the security on the peninsula with excessive provocation and keep U.S. pressure at bay. Beijing allowed tourists to visit North Korea and also condoned trade, food and energy aid in violation of UN sanctions until the North sealed the borders due to Covid-19. Chinese influence over Pyongyang remains intact.

 

 

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Source: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/03/30/opinion/columns/North-Korea-Kim-Jongun-Ukraine/20220330201157357.html

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