The Heat: Korean Peninsula tensions
POLITICS
By Xie Zhenqi

2017-04-28 10:00 GMT+8

‍By CGTN America's The Heat 
Major concerns about a potential conflict on the Korean Peninsula continue. What happens if the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducts another missile or nuclear test? And how will the United States respond?
There is of course precedent for American military action in the DPRK going back to the early 1950’s and the Korean War. That confrontation also involved China. 
For the latest on the tensions, CGTN’s Shane Hahm reports from Seoul.
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To discuss the ongoing tension on the Korean Peninsula, The Heat was joined by:
1. Brian Becker, visited the DPRK several times and is an analyst on US-Korea relations. He is also the author of Imperialism in the 21st Century.
2. Tong Zhao, a fellow at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.
3. Peter Kuznick, a professor of history at American University, is the co-author of Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States.
4. Myung-koo Kang, a professor of political science at Baruch College.
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