Inequality in US-ROK ties makes Washington key to peninsula issue

THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA and the Republic of Korea stopped all forms of hostile military operations against each other in the air, and on the sea and the land from Nov 1, as required by the Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula that they adopted during the inter-Korean summit in April. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

In a policy speech to the ROK National Assembly on Oct 31, ROK President Moon Jae-in called for the opportunity for the peninsula's peace and prosperity to be cherished and he urged the ROK parliament to support pro-peace efforts.

Although it is good to see the peninsula situation is progressing toward peace, there is still considerable internal resistance in the ROK and the United States to engagement with the DPRK.