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| July 9, 2013 Your Weekly Update from The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center |  |  |  | President Park Should Persuade China on North Korea
By Bruce Klingner
Trilateral meetings in Washington last week amongst U.S., South Korean, and Japanese officials affirmed there is no daylight whatsoever amongst the allies in their policy toward North Korea. Pyongyang has burned so many bridges over the years that now no ally is willing to re-engage before the regime proves through actions that it has changed its policy and behavior.
The Obama administration sees no benefit to yet another diplomatic foray because all previous attempts at dialogue with Pyongyang failed spectacularly. Instead, Washington prefers sitting back and letting South Korea take the lead for now.
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There have been significant developments in Bangladesh in 2013 that merit close U.S. attention. The recent political volatility comes in the context of overall economic and social gains made by Bangladesh in the last decade. Join us for keynote remarks by His Excellency Akramul Qader, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the U.S., and two panels of informed experts as they discuss these and other issues related to U.S.-Bangladesh relations.
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Just this past week, President Ma Ying-jeou said he would like to join the TPP upon the conclusion of new trade agreements with Singapore and New Zealand. Completion of both of those agreements is widely understood to be just around the corner. In fact, they may already be complete, waiting for a new services agreement with China to be cleared by Taiwan’s legislature first.
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