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Professor of International Studies and Director of the Center for Korean Studies<\/a>\u00a0Clark Sorensen<\/a>\u00a0was interviewed by KOMO News<\/a> to discuss the latest developments amid rising tension between the U.S. and North Korea.<\/p>\n

Sorensen says that North Korea knows it should not give the U.S. a reason to fight; however, it is considered an unpredictable actor. On\u00a0China, Sorensen said that Beijing\u00a0is applying more pressure on Pyongyang but at the same time remains a trading partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professor of International Studies and Director of the Center for Korean Studies\u00a0Clark Sorensen\u00a0was interviewed by KOMO News to discuss the latest developments amid rising tension between the U.S. and North Korea. Sorensen says that North Korea knows it should not give the U.S. a reason to fight; however, it is considered an unpredictable actor. On\u00a0China,<\/p>\n

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