East Asia Tonight: North Korean defector, US-South Korea nuclear ties, China's modernisation

On East Asia Tonight (Jul 16), a look China’s modernisation ambitions, the US and South Korea’s nuclear-based alliance, and a North Korean diplomat in Cuba defects to the South. We also look at a summit of Pacific Island leaders in Tokyo, and how Japan is looking to let ‘zombie’ firms fail.

[tedchandran]

Jai Hind. Good to hear the views from China borned Prof Jin keyu on the program because Singapore also has many Indian origins China geopolitical experts like Kishore, Balahari etc. to tap into.

[awjames]

We understand many Chinese goes to Japan and take Japan citizenship, like dr, sun yat sen, during dynasty time, , ???...

[awjames]

We strongly recommend that 2 koreas can come seat down together and has regular summit meeting with mighty china and japan and 2korea, , to break the ice, , , ?... like how Iran and Saudi Arabia becomes friends now and no enemy anymore, , , ??..???...