The object should be to demonstrate tangibly the United States' continued resolve to remain a presence and a power in the area and to collaborate actively with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, in particular, for the common defense.

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South and North Korea are to actively push for humanitarian cooperation and expansion of the reunions of separated families.

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Now that North Korea has decided to enter the diplomatic field more actively itself, it may be harder for America, South Korea and Japan to keep their policies in close formation.

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Finally, Israel must actively pursue deeper economic and diplomatic ties with Asian nations like India, China, Japan and South Korea.

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But with North Korea actively testing nuclear weaponry and the region brimming with territorial tensions, U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials have expressed concerns that the plant would have a far-reaching affect on other nuclear programs.

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