Harris who heralded 'Biden 2.0'...South Korea-U.S.

Harris who heralded 'Biden 2.0'...South Korea-U.S. alliance is expected to strengthen cooperation with North Korea
The expert said, "We'll continue with Biden's stance, but..."There will be a difference in details."
Some are paying attention to the demand for the role of the "China check" alliance based on the "lattice" structure

The foreign policy stance of Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic Party's official presidential candidate, can be defined as "Biden 2.0." It is expected that it will succeed in detail, while inheriting the Biden administration's stance.

In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on the 22nd (local time), Vice President Harris expressed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "tyrant" and a "dictator" and said, "I will not match the lieutenant."

This is an investigation to emphasize the differentiation from former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, and is read as an investigation to highlight the differentiation between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. At the same time, it is also a comment that can predict the direction in which North Korea policy will flow if the Harris administration is established.

Analysts say that his remarks could give a glimpse of the Biden administration's intention to continue its North Korea policy of a "well-coordinated practical approach."

The Biden administration has maintained that it is willing to talk with North Korea △ unconditional dialogue △ anytime, anywhere on any topic, but has made it a principle that "there is no incentive to resume dialogue."

If Vice President Harris also takes power, it can be seen as a stance that she will take a "principled response to North Korea" under this stance. This can be interpreted as meaning that she will prioritize the "South Korea-U.S. alliance" and communication with South Korea in diplomacy with North Korea.

In addition, Vice President Harris expressed her intention to strengthen the alliance with NATO. This is also the same as the Biden administration's stance.

During his tenure, former President Trump even mentioned the withdrawal from NATO, arguing that cooperation would be difficult unless NATO pays more of its contributions than now. In response, Vice President Harris criticized that "Trump threatened to leave NATO" and claimed that he encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.

The Biden administration has moved away from the "Hub & Spoke" strategy of building a number of bilateral alliances taken by the U.S. and has been supporting the expansion of the "lattice" structure centered on the Sodaja Cooperation.

These initiatives were materialized and realized as 'Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral cooperation', 'US, Japan, Philippines trilateral system', 'AUKUS, US, UK, and Australia military alliance', and 'QUAD' (US, Japan, India, and Australia participation council).

Attention is focusing on what "details" Vice President Harris will make under the same stance. In response, the diplomatic community is paying attention to the possibility of strengthening the alliance's request for a role in checking China.

Park Won-gon, a professor at Ewha Womans University, said, "Among Vice President Harris's remarks, I will not stand with dictators," adding, "If Harris is elected, we will be able to gauge the future stance through the selection of diplomatic and security personnel."

News 1. Reporter Roh Minho