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March 15, 2021

Manning quoted in Voice of America Korea: the issue of human rights is causing friction in US-South Korean relations

By Atlantic Council

From March 15 to 17, Robert Manning was quoted in a series of articles in Voice of America, here, here and here, about human rights issues and US policy towards the Korean peninsula.

“While US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has repeatedly stressed the issue of human rights in North Korea, there is growing concern in Washington that the difference between the two countries’ perceptions about human rights in North Korea could become a stumbling block between the alliance.”

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