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Ricky Lim ·
"North Korea dangled a meeting in hopes of the Vice President softening his message, which would have ceded the world stage for their propaganda during the Olympics," Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, said in a statement.
But after Pence condemned North Korean human rights abuses and announced plans for new economic sanctions, "they walked away from a meeting or perhaps they were never sincere about sitting down", Ayers said.
Pence was going to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, and the nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam, but the North Koreans called off the Feb 10 meeting two hours before it was set to start, a US official said, confirming a story first reported by the Washington Post.
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Posted on :-
08 Feb 2018 11:45AM
Ricky Lim · Singapore
There are 2 options for talk :-
(1) Put a stick in front of the table and say let's talk - else whack you with a stick.
(2) Let us talk - this issue has bug us for very long - and it is unpleasant and painful for both of us.
Let us talk to work out something.
Do you think N Korea will respond better to Option 1 or Option 2?
Think N Korea will respond better to Option 2.
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Think that, US understanding of N Korea Asian culture will have helped to break the ice.
By extendling the olive branch, a soft approach will be better to get N Korea to talk.
Putting a stick in front and say let's talk --- may have turned off the mood to talk - because it may be seen as a coercion to talk.
It is quite unlikely N Korea is playing the card - of breaking up the coalition of US and SKorea - because they know it will not work.
US will still be able to carry forward the sanction and will still be able to carry out military strike.
Thus N Korea know that they will still talk to US ultimately - because it is between N Korea and US - that are in a "lock horn".
Removing the stick may help - and soothing up the climate - could help to precipitate talk.
That is, if US is able to rub N Korea the right way - a breakthrough could be possible - because Asian dislike to "lose face".
As N Korea has more to lose if time drags on.
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But after Pence condemned North Korean human rights abuses and announced plans for new economic sanctions, "they walked away from a meeting or perhaps they were never sincere about sitting down", Ayers said.
Pence was going to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, and the nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam, but the North Koreans called off the Feb 10 meeting two hours before it was set to start, a US official said, confirming a story first reported by the Washington Post.
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Posted on :-
08 Feb 2018 11:45AM
Ricky Lim · Singapore
There are 2 options for talk :-
(1) Put a stick in front of the table and say let's talk - else whack you with a stick.
(2) Let us talk - this issue has bug us for very long - and it is unpleasant and painful for both of us.
Let us talk to work out something.
Do you think N Korea will respond better to Option 1 or Option 2?
Think N Korea will respond better to Option 2.
Like · Reply · 1m
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Think that, US understanding of N Korea Asian culture will have helped to break the ice.
By extendling the olive branch, a soft approach will be better to get N Korea to talk.
Putting a stick in front and say let's talk --- may have turned off the mood to talk - because it may be seen as a coercion to talk.
It is quite unlikely N Korea is playing the card - of breaking up the coalition of US and SKorea - because they know it will not work.
US will still be able to carry forward the sanction and will still be able to carry out military strike.
Thus N Korea know that they will still talk to US ultimately - because it is between N Korea and US - that are in a "lock horn".
Removing the stick may help - and soothing up the climate - could help to precipitate talk.
That is, if US is able to rub N Korea the right way - a breakthrough could be possible - because Asian dislike to "lose face".
As N Korea has more to lose if time drags on.
Like · Reply · 1m
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