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North Korea Will Dominate President Trump's Meeting With New South Korea Leader

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the National Assembly on the government budget on June 12, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Jeon Heon-Kyun-Pool/Getty Images)
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the National Assembly on the government budget on June 12, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Jeon Heon-Kyun-Pool/Getty Images)

Moon Jae-in, the new president of South Korea, is set to arrive Thursday at the White House for meetings with President Trump. The two leaders are expected to discuss rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula following several nuclear tests by North Korea.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Sung-Yoon Lee, professor of Korean studies at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, about expectations for the meetings.

This segment aired on June 29, 2017.

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