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Biden shouldn’t force South Korea’s Moon to make a choice against China

By Daniel DePetris
Published May 21, 2021 10:30am ET
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Biden shouldn’t force South Korea’s Moon to make a choice against China
In this image made from UNTV video, Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at UN headquarters. | (AP/UNTV)

On Friday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House. For Moon, in his final year in office, this is likely the last opportunity to introduce a sense of urgency for his legacy item: establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.

Biden has other priorities.

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