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What Donald Trump’s return means for North Korea and Kim Jong Un

2024/11/8
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Jack O's Wetsleut 认为特朗普的回归对朝鲜半岛局势将带来极大的不确定性,美朝关系可能在和平与战争之间摇摆。他回顾了特朗普第一任期内美朝关系的跌宕起伏,并指出特朗普可能会为了个人政治遗产而再次寻求与金正恩会晤。同时,他还关注到韩美联盟在特朗普执政下的潜在风险,以及韩国可能被迫重新调整与其他国家的伙伴关系。 Chad O'Carroll 认为拜登政府对朝鲜的关注度不高,导致四年来几乎没有进展。他认为特朗普执政时期对朝鲜新闻报道来说是一个充满活力和机遇的时期,并预测特朗普可能会通过低姿态的方式恢复与金正恩的联系,但朝鲜可能并非特朗普政府的首要外交事务。他还分析了制裁对朝鲜影响有限,特朗普可能会探索其他施压手段。此外,他还讨论了韩美在选举前签署的成本分担协议可能激怒特朗普,并分析了特朗普政府对中国的贸易政策可能对韩国产生的不利影响。 Colin Zwerko 认为朝鲜仍然将特朗普视为一个能够带来改变的“通配符”,但朝鲜目前的首要任务是增强其核威慑能力。他认为朝鲜愿意与特朗普进行接触,但需要美国做出重大让步,例如停止联合军演。他还指出特朗普可能更关注个人利益和政治影响力,而非实际的政策成果,并分析了朝鲜进行核试验等挑衅行为可能损害其与特朗普政府建立良好关系的机会。 Jongmin Kim 认为特朗普可能会为了巩固政治遗产而与金正恩进行高调会晤,但金正恩需要一些信任的信号。他还分析了韩国总统尹锡悦迅速祝贺特朗普胜选,并与之进行了电话交谈,讨论了朝鲜问题。此外,他还指出朝鲜媒体对特朗普胜选保持沉默,这可能有利于双方恢复个人关系,并分析了朝鲜国内的经济困难可能会影响金正恩对美国接触或施压的回应。

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Following Trump's victory announcement, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol quickly congratulated him and engaged in a phone call where North Korea's current situation was discussed. Other countries' responses varied, with Russia initially withholding congratulations and China's reaction remaining unclear.
  • President Yoon's swift congratulations to Donald Trump
  • Trump raised the North Korea issue first in his call with Yoon
  • Initial lack of congratulatory statement from Russia, followed by a later statement
  • China's reaction to Trump's win remained unclear at the time of the podcast

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