- Title: File footage of South Korean President Park Geun-hye
- Date: 6th December 2016
- Summary: BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - DECEMBER 12, 2014) (REUTERS) PARK SPEAKING AT ASEAN - REPUBLIC OF KOREA SUMMIT PARK SPEAKING WHILE ASEAN LEADERS LISTEN/ ASEAN - REPUBLIC OF KOREA SUMMIT IN PROGRESS Regarding foreign policy, Park maintained traditional friendly relations with the United States, especially the two allies' stance toward North Korea. In 2016, U.S. President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on North Korea which can any property of the North Korean government in the U.S. and prohibits exportation of goods from the United States to North Korea. In the early years of her presidency, South Korea and China were close allies, and both urged the North to stop its provocative actions. However, the two countries showed divergent views on deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) unit in South Korea. South Korea said the move is purely to counter growing missile threats from the North and was not intended to target China, but Beijing protested it would destabilize regional security balance.
- Embargoed: 21st December 2016 07:38
- Keywords: Park Geun-hye scandal politics
- Location: SEOUL, YANGGU, ANSAN, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA / OFF COAST OF SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG, CHOLSAN COUNTY, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, NORTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, YANGGU, ANSAN, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA / OFF COAST OF SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG, CHOLSAN COUNTY, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, NORTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Reuters ID: LVA00G5BRVSCL
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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