I'm John Batchew with my colleague David Maxwell.

David is the Vice President's Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, but right now he's a career whisper for me

because I need to understand the new direction of the new administration.

Just elected President Lee after a political crisis to do with

impeachment, the courts, martial law, very melodramatic. But then again, Korea has been in a

crisis for decades and remained so threatened by a nuclear power, North Korea. However,

there is reason to believe that there's a new policy that may

try some of the weapons out of the hands of the Kim family. May. However, I note that the Russians

and the Chinese and even the Iranians are looking to integrate Kim into their axis at the same time.

But let's turn to what Minister Chung is proposing.

What is, David, you write to this that this is Sunshine Policy 2.0, but even more so.

What is new here?

Or what are they trying again that they hope works, David?

Well, I think what is what we don't know the details. He has only been to his confirmation

hearing. And so, you know, what we're learning is really from the questioning by the

legislators in the General Assembly in his responses.

So we don't know the details.

However, we do know some things.

One thing he wants to propose a change to the Ministry of Unification,

eliminate the word unification,

which is, of course, in contravention to the South Korean Constitution,

which calls for the unification of Korea.

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