South Korea's hawkish new president will be sworn in Tuesday, and he looks set to get tough with Pyongyang, departing from what he has called the "subservient" approach of his predecessor.
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(FILES) This file picture taken on November 12, 2021 shows Yoon Suk-yeol, then presidential candidate of People Power Party, speaking during a press briefing in Seoul. - South Korea's hawkish new president will be sworn in on May 10, 2022, and he looks set to get tough with Pyongyang, departing from what he has called the "subservient" approach of his predecessor. -- Photo: Anthony Wallace / AFP
2022-05-08 09:39:59
South Korea's hawkish new president will be sworn in Tuesday, and he looks set to get tough with Pyongyang, departing from what he has called the "subservient" approach of his predecessor.
For the past five years, Seoul has pursued a policy of engagement with North Korea, brokering summits between Kim Jong Un and then-US president Donald Trump while reducing joint US military drills Pyongyang sees as provocative.
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