North Korea Launches Several Ballistic Missiles after US Drills
By John Feng is Newsweek’s contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U.S.-China ties and cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan. John joined Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom. […]
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North Korea Conducts Cruise Missile Test After Vowing to Counter US Threats
North Korea’s government says that it has test-fired cruise missiles to “inform the enemies” of the country’s nuclear “counterattack capability.” Why It Matters North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un‘s frequent missile tests and nuclear threats have led to a recent deterioration in already strained relations with South Korea. Relations between the U.S. and North […]
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s biggest problem isn’t North Korea
✓ Link copied to clipboard! Jean Chung for Newsweek North Korea’s rhetoric was reaching fever pitch again. Unused roads and rail links to the South had just been blown up in a spectacular display of belligerence. The North had labeled the South “a hostile state” and its leaders as “gangsters” and “scum.” It was not […]
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US Appeals to China To Stop North Korea Joining Russia-Ukraine War
The U.S. has appealed to China in an effort to prevent North Korea from joining the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Three senior U.S. diplomats convened with China’s ambassador to Washington in a rare meeting earlier this week, stressing American concerns about Beijing’s growing relationship with North Korea. U.S. officials urged China to leverage […]
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