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Moving Beyond the "Sunshine Policy" |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--FINALLY ENDING THE KOREAN WAR |
| Author: Chi Ho Lew |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2005 |
| Size: 1,015 Words, 6,534 Characters |
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With Kim Dae-jung, the former president of the Republic of Korea and the Nobel Peace Prize winner succeeded by President Roh Moo-hyun of the same political party, a review of Kim's Sunshine Policy toward the Communist North Korea may be appropriate.
Kim Dae-jung, even though he had been persecuted under previous authoritarian governments, pardoned some of his prominent political opponents as soon as he was elected to the highest government position. He subsequently surprised many people by referring to Kim Jong-il, the North Korea's communist dictator, as "a quite sensible man to deal with." His big-hearted approach to the North Korean leader and concerted effort to promote economic and humanitarian aid programs as well as sports and cultural exchange culminated in the historic summit i...
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...of this question for the internal security of South Korea should not be compromised in the forthcoming six-power talks on the North Korean nuclear issue.
© 2004 Interreligous and International Federation for World Peace. This article was first presented as a paper at an IIFWP conference held August 11-16, 2003 that was titled "The World at a Turning Point: A Global Vision of Good Governance."
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