Guest Name: Grant NEWSHAM • Affiliation: Colonel, United States Marine Corps retired, and author of "When China Attacks" • Summary: The discussion traces the cynical division of Korea at the 38th parallel and the resulting prosperity of South Korea versus
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🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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• Affiliation: Colonel, United States Marine Corps retired, and author of "When China Attacks"
• Summary: The discussion traces the cynical division of Korea at the 38th parallel and the resulting prosperity of South Korea versus the starvation in North Korea. It highlights the current South Korean administration's pro-North Korea stance and its alignment with China and Russia. Kim Jong-un's presence at a Beijing military parade signifies a strengthening, serious alliance among these adversarial nations, aiming to intimidate the West.
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| 0:24.0 | This is CBS, I on the World. I'm John Batchelor. South Korea, a new president, North Korea, |
| 0:31.0 | the leader of North Korea in Beijing for a military parade. This is a moving story, |
| 0:38.9 | and I welcome Grant Nusham, |
| 0:42.2 | United States Marine Corps, retired author of When China Attacks, |
| 0:45.4 | most recently on Korean television, |
| 0:49.5 | commenting on the relationship between Washington and Seoul, |
| 0:52.7 | but here in a moment where there's a new presidency, |
| 0:54.6 | all questions are up in the air. |
| 0:59.4 | Grant, a very good evening to you. I want to start in Korea and head to Beijing. |
| 1:11.4 | In the understanding of the origins of South Korea and North Korea, you tell a very simple anecdote about decisions made in 1945 by a couple of, I believe, military men. |
| 1:12.8 | What was the decision? |
| 1:14.4 | What is the 38th parallel? |
| 1:15.4 | Good evening to you. |
| 1:16.8 | Well, good evening, John. |
| 1:24.8 | Well, the 38th parallel is a line that was driven, it was made or decided on by, as you said, |
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