Moon Jae-in, the candidate of the liberal Democratic Party, claimed victory Tuesday night after securing an unassailable lead. “We still have the alliance, and North Korea still has nuclear weapons. Since President Trump’s election, they have watched the leaders of China and Japan go to Trump’s resort in Florida for talks while their acting leader barely got a phone call from Washington. This began in 1997 — well before North Korea had proven any nuclear capability — and involved economic engagement with the North to reduce the gaps between the two Koreas. The U.S. president has said he will make South Korea pay $1 billion to host a controversial American missile defense system — contrary to the countries’ agreement that South Korea provides the land and the United States the battery.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2017 02:57 UTC