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I MET BAN KI-MOON, the eighth Secretary General of the United Nations, in Hong Kong last night, as turmoil in S Korea hogged the headlines.
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The future of pro-war South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol is hanging in the balance after it was revealed he tried to have opposition leaders arrested yesterday.
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At the same time, the pro-peace Korean former head of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, flew into Hong Kong yesterday.
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While the two events were unconnected, there was a neat symmetricality about it.
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Yoon is a key player in Joe Biden's attempt to divide the world and paint China and North Korea as part of an axis of evil.
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Ban, in contrast, has always favored positive geopolitical relationships so that the world can move away from wars and focus on creating a better future for the next generations.
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CHANCE FOR GOOD RELATIONS
Now Biden is out, Yoon has damaged himself, and there are high hopes that South Korea will be able to rebuild its friendship with its neighbors, China and North Korea.
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Ban told those of us at a City University gathering last night, hosted by Herman Hu of Friday Culture, that he knew very little about the events in Seoul this week, and had to depend on media reports, like everyone else.
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Ban said that the world had to focus on what was important in the long term. Nations had made very specific, very detailed pledges on the steps they would take to create a peaceful, sustainable world by the end of 2030.
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He said he and his successor, Antonio Guterres had met last year with top leaders to renew their commitment.
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Many members of the Korean community in Hong Kong were present at the event, with several expressing hope that the turmoil in Seoul could lead to the end of the needless anti-China push in their home country.
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Peace in this region would be bad news for the stock price of weapons makers—but great news for everyone else.
I MET BAN KI-MOON, the eighth Secretary General of the United Nations, in Hong Kong last night, as turmoil in S Korea hogged the headlines.
.
The future of pro-war South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol is hanging in the balance after it was revealed he tried to have opposition leaders arrested yesterday.
.
At the same time, the pro-peace Korean former head of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, flew into Hong Kong yesterday.
.
While the two events were unconnected, there was a neat symmetricality about it.
.
Yoon is a key player in Joe Biden's attempt to divide the world and paint China and North Korea as part of an axis of evil.
.
Ban, in contrast, has always favored positive geopolitical relationships so that the world can move away from wars and focus on creating a better future for the next generations.
.
.
.
.
CHANCE FOR GOOD RELATIONS
Now Biden is out, Yoon has damaged himself, and there are high hopes that South Korea will be able to rebuild its friendship with its neighbors, China and North Korea.
.
Ban told those of us at a City University gathering last night, hosted by Herman Hu of Friday Culture, that he knew very little about the events in Seoul this week, and had to depend on media reports, like everyone else.
.
Ban said that the world had to focus on what was important in the long term. Nations had made very specific, very detailed pledges on the steps they would take to create a peaceful, sustainable world by the end of 2030.
.
He said he and his successor, Antonio Guterres had met last year with top leaders to renew their commitment.
.
Many members of the Korean community in Hong Kong were present at the event, with several expressing hope that the turmoil in Seoul could lead to the end of the needless anti-China push in their home country.
.
Peace in this region would be bad news for the stock price of weapons makers—but great news for everyone else.
