Nearing the end of his presidency in May 2022, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been accelerating his peace initiative to reengage with Pyongyang. The U.S. and several other nations are withholding diplomatic entourages from the Games to protest China’s human rights abuses. Seoul’s peace initiativeMoon also said the U.S., China, and North Korea agree “in principle” to declare a formal end to the Korean War. In December 2020, Seoul passed a law banning the dispersal of leaflets and other materials into North Korea. The measure sparked concern in Washington that it could undermine international efforts to provide outside information to the people of North Korea.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2021 09:00 UTC