US-South Korea ties are being redefined by geopolitical concerns on South Korea’s doorstep, says a Tufts University professor.
at the White House on Wednesday - a rare state visit that comes as the two nations seek to confront common concerns.
Why, then, the pomp and ceremony for Yoon? As a scholar of Korean political history and US-East Asia relations, I believe the answer can be found in three locations on the map and their respective governments: Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow. South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee and US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for a photo in front of the Grand Staircase during a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, on Apr 26, 2023.
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