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“unholy alliance” between Kim and Russia’s President
Vladimir Putin which some argue has created a new “three
versus three” alignment in Northeast Asia?

Chapter Summaries

The following chapters describe the current challenge,
including a focus not just on security issues but human rights
issues as well, given South Korean Ambassador for Human
Rights Shin-Wha Lee’s argument that “security and human
rights are two sides of the same coin.”

The volume is broken down into three sections Section I:
Dealing with North Korea-China Relations: How and Why
Does Beijing Protect and Empower Pyongyang? Section
II: Human Rights, Abductees, and the Forced Repatriation
of Refugees and the Regional Implications and Section
III: South Korea-Japan-U.S. Cooperation: How to Deter
Pyongyang and Dissuade Beijing?

In the first section, Korea National Defense University
Professor Hanbyeol Sohn’s review of North Korea’s Nuclear
Threat and China’s Backing for North Korea (Chapter Two)
investigates the strategic dynamics of North Korea-China
relations, emphasizing the accelerated development of
North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the strategic military
integration between North Korea and China. It evaluates
the strategic objectives aimed at deterring their military
integration and preventing regional strategic simultaneity,
critical for maintaining balance in Northeast Asia. His

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