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Article: Sunshine and ice; The Koreas and the United States.(South Korea and North Korea)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- February 9, 2002
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Bad news for Han
A mixed welcome for George Bush
WITH George Bush's first visit to South Korea less than two weeks away, foreign ministry officials in Seoul are trying to find ways to persuade him to soften his stance towards North Korea. They may not succeed. They are aware that the American president remains determined to fight against the forces of terrorism wherever he believes they exist. He sees little good in a country that starves its people while making and exporting missiles. Mr Bush's state-of-the-union speech on January 29th linked North Korea with Iraq and Iran into an "axis of evil" even though he would have been advised this could ...