US Congressional Investigation Bureau “Wen-Biden, Possibility to Surface Disagreements on North Korea Policy”

As the US Congressional Research Bureau (CRS) newly evaluated the relationship between Korea and the United States in the Biden era, it came up with the prospect that “the difficulties in coordinating disagreements between Korea and the United States may surface”. The report from the US Congressional think tank, CRS, is an important resource for Congress to make policy and legislation.

The CRS report, which was released on the 2nd (local time), initially pointed out the possibility of disagreement between the US and the ROK on North Korea policy. The report evaluated that “the Korean-US policies of the Trump administration and Moon Jae-in administration did not match.” “Unlike Trump, Biden did not demand new concessions in the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement or expressed interest in withdrawal of US forces in Korea.” “Since President Moon prefers easing sanctions against North Korea, which can cause tensions with the United States, the difficulties of bilateral coordination on North Korea policy (even in Biden’s time) may surface.”I looked out.

On the 4th, President Moon Jae-in made his first phone call with US President Joe Biden. [뉴스1, 연합=AFP]

The report also said, “President Moon prefers to give way to North Korea faster than Trump. Create tension periodicallyI said, “This is Potential to continue in the Biden administration“Regarding the background, we cited analysts of North Korea information “In the near future, there is a possibility that Kim Jong-un will resume nuclear tests and long-range ballistic missile tests that have been frozen for the past three years.”“North Korea continues to test short- and medium-range missiles and conduct cyber attacks around the world,” he explained.

The resumption of combined training was cited as the biggest pending issue for the ROK-US alliance. The report stated that “the most immediate challenge for the ROK-US alliance is to decide whether to resume major military exercises between the US and the ROK, which President Trump unilaterally halted after the North Korean-US summit.”

At the same time, President Moon expressed concern about his remarks at a New Year’s press conference last month, saying, “If necessary, we can discuss joint training with North Korea.” The report is “President Moon proposed negotiations with North Korea against US policy over joint exercises,” he said. “Experts argue that further halting joint exercises could harm the preparation of the alliance.”He said.

After the U.S.-North Korea summit, the ROK-US combined training was replaced by mock training conducted within the command post rather than field training. The photo shows the ROK-US Marine Corps conducting joint combat training at the Marine Corps Training Ground in Pohang City, Gyeongbuk on September 6, 2018. Freelance Fair Formula

The Korean government’s consideration of China and the conflict between Korea and Japan were also seen as obstacles to the relationship between Korea and the United States in the Biden era. The report said, “Republic of Korea is monitoring North Korea-China relations in consideration of North Korea’s dependence on the popular economy, and is adjusting its policy toward North Korea.” In connection with the deteriorating relationship between Korea and Japan, “The Biden administration emphasized the importance of trilateral cooperation between Korea, the US and Japan.”He said, “During the Obama administration, senior US officials made considerable efforts to improve relations between Korea and Japan.”

Regarding bilateral trade, the report said, “The Trump administration’s import restrictions on Korean products such as steel, aluminum, washing machines and solar panels remain.” We plan to cooperate with our allies for this, He did not promise to lift import restrictions.“I said.

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