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    WikiLeaks Cables on North Korea Offer Dim View into Relations in Asia

    Early this year, American and South Korean officials began gaming out what might happen if North Korea collapsed and what China's role might be. After last week's shelling of South Korean civilians by North Korea, the United States and South Korea are engaged in major naval exercises in the Yellow Sea.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Early this year, American and South Korean officials began gaming out what might happen if North Korea collapsed and what China's role might be. After last week's shelling of South Korean civilians by North Korea, the United States and South Korea are engaged in major naval exercises in the Yellow Sea. That gives special importance to what WikiLeaks has revealed about diplomatic activity in East Asia. David Sanger is national correspondent for the New York Times.

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      David Sanger

      Pulitzer Prize-winning White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, author of “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend The West”

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    Washington Rumbles over Taxes and Unemployment Benefits
    1. 0:00Congressional Leadership Meets with President Obama
    2. 7:42Can the Washington Environment Really Change?
    3. 45:12WikiLeaks Cables on North Korea Offer Dim View into Relations in AsiaYou’re reading this
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