North Korea in 2004: From Brisk diplomacy to impasse

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North Korea marked the beginning of the year 2004 with an outbreak of diplomatic offensives, which led to its participation in two six-party talks, two summit meetings with China and Japan, and its first-ever-military talks with South Korea. However, the statement was reinforced by passage of the U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act, South Korea's nuclear experiments, and a hostile rhetoric toward North Korean voiced in the U.S. presidential election campaigns.

United States, Human Rights, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Nuclear weapons (International law)

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North Korea in 2003: pendulum swing between crisis and diplomacy

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The two major problematic issues that gripped North Korea in 2003 were how to resist pressure on nuclear issues from the international community, and how to cope with its shattered economy. To overcome the former problem, North Korea demonstrated superficial flexibility by participating in multilateral talks but in reality persisting in its demand.

Economic aspects, 2003 AD

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The Yasukuni controversy: divergent perspectives from the Japanese political elite

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The Yasukuni controversy from the perspective of conservative nationalism among the major political parties in Japan is discussed.

South Korea, Japan, Nationalism, International aspects, History, Political aspects, Chinese foreign relations, Japanese foreign relations, South Korean foreign relations, Japanese history, Shinto shrines

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