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Dec 2024
41m 14s

Deciphering Seoul's Indo-Pacific Tilt

Center For Strategic And International Studies
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Mike hosts Jina Kim, Dean of Language and Diplomacy Division at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, to discuss South Korea's foreign policy and strategy in the Indo-Pacific. 
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