June 5, 2017

"Editor's Note:

Public diplomacy plays an important role in bilateral relations. Nowadays tensions are simmering on the Korean Peninsula due to the North Korean nuclear issue and controversy between China and South Korea over the deployment of THAAD. How can public diplomacy be improved to alleviate tensions? What role can think tanks play in this? One panel of the 2017 Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity hosted by the Chahar Institute discussed these issues.

Han Fangming, founding chairman of the Chahar Institute

Currently the North Korean nuclear problem is getting more serious by the day, and China and South Korea's conflict surrounding the THAAD issue needs to be solved. The security environment of Northeast Asia is at a crossroads again. However, China and the US have arrived at many agreements on Peninsular issues, and South Korea has established a relatively gentle and flexible new government. As the Peninsula arrives at a crisis point, it also faces opportunities to establish new security mechanisms and even peace mechanisms."

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