[TE Summary] Jun 8th '17 Lexington - How the China-North Korea equation is changing
http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21723118-america-strives-respond-clear-and-present-danger-how-china-north-korea-equation
Lexington
How the China-North Korea equation is changing
America strives to respond to clear and present danger
Print edition, United States, Jun 8th, 2017
Summary
1. For America, China, and other Asia-Pacific nations, a war involving North Korea will be one of the most horrifying and grimmest events that can occur.
2. Worried about horrifying potential impacts such as urban distruction and evacuating millions of citizens, no countries dared to topple North Korean leader.
3. A Chinese version of fears is to face with pro-Western, peacefully reunified Korea on its borders.
4. Although they didn't work, the US has focused on diplomatic and economic sanctions to dissuade NK from building nuclear weapons while China who is more worried about the collapse of the regime has considered all forms of sanctions except for those painful enough to work.
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Words and expressions
1. grim: forbidding or uninviting
2. topple: overbalance of becoming unsteady and fall slowly
3. impetuous: acting or done quickly and without thought or care
4. feudal: the dominant social system in medieval Europe,
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http://eoesociety.blogspot.com/2017/06/te-article-summary-jun-8th-17-lexington.html
Lexington
How the China-North Korea equation is changing
America strives to respond to clear and present danger
Print edition, United States, Jun 8th, 2017
Summary
1. For America, China, and other Asia-Pacific nations, a war involving North Korea will be one of the most horrifying and grimmest events that can occur.
2. Worried about horrifying potential impacts such as urban distruction and evacuating millions of citizens, no countries dared to topple North Korean leader.
3. A Chinese version of fears is to face with pro-Western, peacefully reunified Korea on its borders.
4. Although they didn't work, the US has focused on diplomatic and economic sanctions to dissuade NK from building nuclear weapons while China who is more worried about the collapse of the regime has considered all forms of sanctions except for those painful enough to work.
5.
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12.
Words and expressions
1. grim: forbidding or uninviting
2. topple: overbalance of becoming unsteady and fall slowly
3. impetuous: acting or done quickly and without thought or care
4. feudal: the dominant social system in medieval Europe,
5.
http://eoesociety.blogspot.com/2017/06/te-article-summary-jun-8th-17-lexington.html
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