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Trump’s Opportunities and Challenges in Dealing With the Likely Next President of South Korea
By Seung-Whan Choi
A Lee Jae-myung presidency will complicate the political landscape in East Asia, forcing Trump to prioritize which security threat to address first: North Korea or China.