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18 quotes by Kim Dae Jung

Kim Dae-jung 김대중 8th President of South Korea In office 25 February 1998 – 25 February 2003 Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil Park Tae-Joon Lee Han-dong Chang Sang Chang Dae-whan Kim Suk-soo Preceded by Kim Young-sam Succeeded by Roh Moo-hyun Personal details Born (1925-12-03)3 December 1925 Haui-do, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, Japanese Korea (now Haui Island, South Korea) Died 18 August 2009(2009-08-18) (aged 83) Seoul, South Korea Resting place...
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So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good... →

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If America would withdraw from South Korea, there could be a power struggle between such as China and Japan.

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So South Korean ability is very much limited to handle North Korean, you know, difficulties. So we don't want to see an immediate collapse of the... →

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Well, that is very imperative to let North Korea open door to outside.

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Unification is not our present goal. That is a future program.

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So for mutual interest, I do want American presence in this region.

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American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region.

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Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing.

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So if North Korea continues present isolation, then with such economic difficulties the North Korean government must meet a very serious situation in... →

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There is some sign that North Korea is changing recently. There is ongoing successful negotiation to have a military talk to Pyongyang, which has... →

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I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy.

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So moderate is insisting that North Korea should open door to outside.

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You know, North Korea situation is far worse than East Germany, and South Korea is weaker than West Germany.

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