Emboldened, O'Neill's boss, Mong-Koo Chung, the revered chairman of Hyundai Motor, is demanding even more.
Koo Bon-Moo is the chairman of LG Group, Korea's fourth largest conglomerate by assets.
However, the representative of Taiwan, Koo Chen-fu, says he will not discuss cross-strait issues.
Koo Chen-fu, who, like Mr Tang, is respected in Beijing, stays on as the chief negotiator.
Which would leave Chung Mong Koo and Hyundai to sink or swim on their own.
"Chung Mong Koo remains an unknown as the manager of an automotive company, " says Choi.
He is the eldest grandson of LG Group founder Koo In-hoe, and has been chairman since 1995.
Anti-inflammatory drugs can cause ulcers, so Koo and Golde searched for chemically similar drugs without this shortcoming.
Born in Taipei in 1933, Koo grew up in comfort, though his father died when he was three.
Mong Koo has reportedly brought in a coterie of managers who worked for him at other Hyundai units.
Kia is very much Mong Koo's baby - his uncle is said not to have favored the purchase.
But that in itself may be good news, says Richard Koo, chief economist at Nomura Research Institute in Tokyo.
Emboldened, O'Neill's boss, Mong-Koo Chung , the revered and regal chairman of Hyundai Motor, is now demanding even more.
Koo was COO, CFO and president of Chinese portal Sohu.com before founding Youku, a site that streams video programs.
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My China-based colleague Russell Flannery pegged Victor Koo as a name Forbes readers should know in mid November.
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But Koo insists that he is not in the business of exchanging favors.
Mr Koo's trip and his proposed meeting with the president are themselves encouraging.
Mong Koo and the other new executives at Hyundai Motor must be quick-studies.
Since most Chinese are just discovering digital video, says Mr Koo, users generate only about a quarter of Youku's content.
"It's always in the initial dialogue, " said Kristine Irving, the creative director of Koo de Kir, a design firm in Boston.
Youku founder and Chief Executive Victor Koo owns 34.8% of the company, according to a prospectus filed with the SEC.
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By the end of the quarter, LG replaced its CEO Nam Yong with Koo Bon-Joon, head of LG's trading firm, LG International.
Mong-Koo Chung, the eldest living son of founder Ju-Yung Chung, took over as chairman in 1999 as the conglomerate began to split.
Koo, who likes to relax with a cigar, which he sometimes dips into his fine cognac, stresses family values among his employees.
Few people have a better overview of the Asian economies than Koo.
Koo already had seven years of Chinese Web experience (Sohu) when he started Youku in 2006, inspired from afar by then year-old YouTube.
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The striker then headed into the path of Koo Ja-cheol following a cross by Cha Du-ri, and his forward partner doubled the lead.
Substitute Raul Jimenez struck the post for Mexico in injury time, while South Korea captain Jacheol Koo went close with a glancing header.
Mong Koo is said to be the opposite of his worldly, cajoling uncle in terms of personal style: stiff, hard to approach, press-shy.
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