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[사설] 반도체 공장서 첫 만남 韓美 정상, 동맹의 진화·도전 상징
윤석열 대통령과 바이든 미국 대통령이 20일 세계 최대 반도체 공장인 삼성전자 평택 캠퍼스에서 첫 만남을 갖고 ‘반도체 공급망’과 ‘기술 동맹’을 강조했다. 미 대통령이 방한 일정으로 반도체 공장부터 찾은 것은 처음이다. 윤 대통령은 “한·미 관계가 첨단 기술과 공급망 협력에 기반한 경제 안보 동맹으로 거듭나기를 희망한다”고 했다. 바이든 대통령은 “양국이 기술 동맹으로 경제 안보 협력을 위해 노력할 때 더 많이 발전할 것”이라고 했다. 한·미 동맹이 기존의 군사·안보 중심을 넘어 첨단 기술과 공급망 동맹으로 진화한다는 의미다.
미국은 신뢰할 수 있는 국가들끼리 산업 공급망을 구축하려 한다. 미·중이 충돌하는 신냉전의 국제 환경에서 안보와 경제를 묶으려는 것이다. 지금 반도체가 없으면 탱크 한 대, 자동차 한 대도 못 만든다. 한국은 반도체 제조 강국이지만, 원천 기술과 생산 장비는 미국에 대한 의존도가 높다. 미국도 반도체 부족으로 어려움을 겪은 만큼 안정적인 공급처 확보가 중요한 상황이다. 지난해 바이든이 반도체 대책회의를 직접 주재하며 삼성전자를 초청한 것도 공급망 사슬 때문이다. 한·미 ‘기술 동맹’의 핵심이 반도체다.
양국은 차세대 원전인 소형모듈원전(SMR)과 원전 공동 수출을 위한 협력 방안도 발표한다. ‘원전 동맹’의 행동 계획을 내놓겠다는 것이다. 한국은 문재인 정부의 탈원전 정책으로 세계적 시공 능력이 붕괴 직전이고, 미국은 원천 기술은 있지만 신규 원전 건설을 안 한 지 오래다. 지금 세계 원전 시장은 중국·러시아가 휩쓸고 있다. 한·미 원전 동맹은 경제 협력을 넘어 세계 에너지 안보에도 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.
백악관 국가안보보좌관은 바이든 방한 기간 “북한의 7차 핵실험, 미사일 시험 등에 대비 중”이라고 했다. 한·미 정보 당국은 북한이 핵실험은 물론 ICBM 액체 연료 주입을 끝낸 정황도 확인했다. 이번엔 태평양 방면으로 쏠 수도 있다. 관심을 더 끌려는 것이다. 북한과 협상은 계속하되 북핵으로 인한 군사적·정치적 압박에 대해 현실적 대비도 병행해야 한다. 핵은 핵으로만 억지할 수 있다. 북핵과 동등한 억제력을 확보하는 수밖에 없다. 한·미 정상은 실질적 군사 대비책을 심도 있게 논의하길 바란다.
한·미 동맹은 70년 가까이 우리 안보를 지켜왔다. 2007년 FTA 체결로 경제 동맹으로 발전했다. 이번에 미국 주도의 인도·태평양 경제프레임워크(IPEF)에 참여하면 공급망·기술 동맹으로까지 확장될 것이다. 당장 시진핑 주석이 “다른 나라의 안보를 희생시키는 대가로 자기 안보를 추구하는 것은 새로운 위험을 초래한다”고 견제했다. 한·미 동맹의 진화는 도전도 부를 것이다. 원칙을 지키되 현명한 대처가 필요하다.
[사설] 반도체 공장서 첫 만남 韓美 정상, 동맹의 진화·도전 상징
윤석열 대통령과 바이든 미국 대통령이 20일 세계 최대 반도체 공장인 삼성전자 평택 캠퍼스에서 첫 만남을 갖고 ‘반도체 공급망’과 ‘기술 동맹’을 강조했다. 미 대통령이 방한 일정으로 반도체 공장부터 찾은 것은 처음이다. 윤 대통령은 “한·미 관계가 첨단 기술과 공급망 협력에 기반한 경제 안보 동맹으로 거듭나기를 희망한다”고 했다. 바이든 대통령은 “양국이 기술 동맹으로 경제 안보 협력을 위해 노력할 때 더 많이 발전할 것”이라고 했다. 한·미 동맹이 기존의 군사·안보 중심을 넘어 첨단 기술과 공급망 동맹으로 진화한다는 의미다.
미국은 신뢰할 수 있는 국가들끼리 산업 공급망을 구축하려 한다. 미·중이 충돌하는 신냉전의 국제 환경에서 안보와 경제를 묶으려는 것이다. 지금 반도체가 없으면 탱크 한 대, 자동차 한 대도 못 만든다. 한국은 반도체 제조 강국이지만, 원천 기술과 생산 장비는 미국에 대한 의존도가 높다. 미국도 반도체 부족으로 어려움을 겪은 만큼 안정적인 공급처 확보가 중요한 상황이다. 지난해 바이든이 반도체 대책회의를 직접 주재하며 삼성전자를 초청한 것도 공급망 사슬 때문이다. 한·미 ‘기술 동맹’의 핵심이 반도체다.
양국은 차세대 원전인 소형모듈원전(SMR)과 원전 공동 수출을 위한 협력 방안도 발표한다. ‘원전 동맹’의 행동 계획을 내놓겠다는 것이다. 한국은 문재인 정부의 탈원전 정책으로 세계적 시공 능력이 붕괴 직전이고, 미국은 원천 기술은 있지만 신규 원전 건설을 안 한 지 오래다. 지금 세계 원전 시장은 중국·러시아가 휩쓸고 있다. 한·미 원전 동맹은 경제 협력을 넘어 세계 에너지 안보에도 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.
백악관 국가안보보좌관은 바이든 방한 기간 “북한의 7차 핵실험, 미사일 시험 등에 대비 중”이라고 했다. 한·미 정보 당국은 북한이 핵실험은 물론 ICBM 액체 연료 주입을 끝낸 정황도 확인했다. 이번엔 태평양 방면으로 쏠 수도 있다. 관심을 더 끌려는 것이다. 북한과 협상은 계속하되 북핵으로 인한 군사적·정치적 압박에 대해 현실적 대비도 병행해야 한다. 핵은 핵으로만 억지할 수 있다. 북핵과 동등한 억제력을 확보하는 수밖에 없다. 한·미 정상은 실질적 군사 대비책을 심도 있게 논의하길 바란다.
한·미 동맹은 70년 가까이 우리 안보를 지켜왔다. 2007년 FTA 체결로 경제 동맹으로 발전했다. 이번에 미국 주도의 인도·태평양 경제프레임워크(IPEF)에 참여하면 공급망·기술 동맹으로까지 확장될 것이다. 당장 시진핑 주석이 “다른 나라의 안보를 희생시키는 대가로 자기 안보를 추구하는 것은 새로운 위험을 초래한다”고 견제했다. 한·미 동맹의 진화는 도전도 부를 것이다. 원칙을 지키되 현명한 대처가 필요하다.
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Kim Jong Un Creates an Opportunity Out of North Korea’s Covid Crisis
State media highlights Mr. Kim’s role in fighting the rapid spread of infection
SEOUL—For more than two years, North Korea said dictator Kim Jong Un’s decision to close the country’s borders had ensured it remained Covid free.
A recent surge of infections centered on the capital Pyongyang has triggered a pivot to portray Mr. Kim as a more active protector. State media has shown him making late night visits to pharmacies to check on medical supplies, berating officials for laziness in guarding against the spread of the virus, and describing the outbreak as the country’s worst ever crisis.
Health experts suspect Covid was already circulating in some parts of North Korea, but the clear arrival of the disease in Pyongyang is a more serious proposition for Mr. Kim because it’s home to regime loyalists who support his grip on power. The risks to the three million people in the capital have been increased by North Korea’s refusal of vaccines.
What impact do you think the pandemic will have on North Korea? Join the conversation below.
“The regime realizes that it’s going to be difficult to hide this, so instead it’s using it as an opportunity to try and make Kim Jong Un look good,” said Go Myung-hyun, a senior fellow at the Asan Institute, a Seoul-based think tank.
More than 400,000 fever cases have officially been reported in Pyongyang. After confirming a single person in Pyongyang tested positive for Covid-19 on May 8, North Korea hasn’t indicated whether others have been tested and instead refers to the spread of fever cases, likely because it doesn’t have mass testing capacity.
Nationwide, almost two million people have been reported with fever, including over 260,000 new cases on Wednesday. Only 63 deaths have been confirmed by state media.
Streets were closed in Pyongyang amid a growing outbreak of Covid in North Korea.
Health experts say the true toll is almost certainly higher, but North Korea has refused to share information with the World Health Organization or accept offers of medical aid, antiviral treatments and vaccines, including from South Korea.
Instead, it has secretly flown in shipments of medical supplies from China and pooled its medical resources in Pyongyang. One person who left North Korea in 2019 but has maintained contacts inside the country said medical goods have been transferred to the capital from the provinces, leaving very little for those in rural areas, where hospitals and clinics are already chronically short of supplies.
Another person who defected from North Korea in recent years and spoke to people in the country this week said cases of infection in the northwest border area are widespread. Malnutrition among poorer North Koreans and the failing medical system has raised concerns about a high toll from the Covid outbreak, but this person said most people who get sick have a fever for a few days and don’t consider the disease too serious.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared wearing a mask on state TV as Pyongyang reported its first local case of Covid-19. The country, which had so far claimed to be Covid-free, has poor health infrastructure to fight outbreaks. Photo: Associated Press
It’s all but impossible to get a reliable picture of the overall state of illness, but human rights advocates say the spread of Covid in unvaccinated North Korea has the potential to create a health crisis not seen since a famine in the 1990s killed more than a million people.
North Korea’s relatively young population may be one factor that could keep the impact of the outbreak relatively mild. Serious illness and death from Covid around the world is much lower among younger people. The median age in North Korea is 34.6, according to the CIA World Fact Book, compared with 43.2 in South Korea, where nearly 24,000 people have died of Covid.
Speculation about how the chain of infections began in Pyongyang has focused on a military parade on April 25, at which thousands of unmasked people gathered at a central square in the city to cheer on displays of weapons and soldiers, and at which Mr. Kim appeared from a balcony to wave to the crowd.
In a sign that cases have spread widely, members of the small diplomatic community have also come down with fever, according to a person familiar with the situation.
North Korea’s military medical workers helped distribute medicine to citizens at a pharmacy in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
North Korea hasn’t asked for vaccines because doing so would be equivalent to admitting that its Covid-prevention policy—closely linked to Mr. Kim—has failed, said Mr. Go of the Asan Institute. Creating a dependency on an outside country, particularly rival South Korea, or the U.S., to supply vaccinations and booster shots could also weaken North Korea’s control of its population, he said.
Instead, the strategy is to show the elite class in Pyongyang that the battle against Covid can be fought and won by Mr. Kim with North Korea’s own resources. State media has called Mr. Kim the “front-line commander in the prevention war” and the “incarnate of devotion for the people.”
During a recent Politburo meeting, Mr. Kim told officials the party should prove its competency by successfully dealing with the outbreak and urged people to strengthen their trust in the leadership, according to state media.
If the impact of the pandemic on North Korea, and Pyongyang in particular, isn’t as bad as feared, the leadership could use it as an opportunity to reopen its border with China and resume trade once it joins other nations in achieving herd immunity, North Korea watchers say.
The risks for Mr. Kim are still high, but he may emerge in a stronger position if the current crisis leads to an easing of food shortages and dire economic conditions caused by North Korea’s isolation since the start of the global pandemic.
“This is an opportunity to prove the country can overcome a crisis under his leadership,” said Hong Min, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government-funded think tank in Seoul.
Write to Alastair Gale at alastair.gale@wsj.com and Dasl Yoon at dasl.yoon@wsj.com
Kim Jong Un Creates an Opportunity Out of North Korea’s Covid Crisis
State media highlights Mr. Kim’s role in fighting the rapid spread of infection
SEOUL—For more than two years, North Korea said dictator Kim Jong Un’s decision to close the country’s borders had ensured it remained Covid free.
A recent surge of infections centered on the capital Pyongyang has triggered a pivot to portray Mr. Kim as a more active protector. State media has shown him making late night visits to pharmacies to check on medical supplies, berating officials for laziness in guarding against the spread of the virus, and describing the outbreak as the country’s worst ever crisis.
Health experts suspect Covid was already circulating in some parts of North Korea, but the clear arrival of the disease in Pyongyang is a more serious proposition for Mr. Kim because it’s home to regime loyalists who support his grip on power. The risks to the three million people in the capital have been increased by North Korea’s refusal of vaccines.
What impact do you think the pandemic will have on North Korea? Join the conversation below.
“The regime realizes that it’s going to be difficult to hide this, so instead it’s using it as an opportunity to try and make Kim Jong Un look good,” said Go Myung-hyun, a senior fellow at the Asan Institute, a Seoul-based think tank.
More than 400,000 fever cases have officially been reported in Pyongyang. After confirming a single person in Pyongyang tested positive for Covid-19 on May 8, North Korea hasn’t indicated whether others have been tested and instead refers to the spread of fever cases, likely because it doesn’t have mass testing capacity.
Nationwide, almost two million people have been reported with fever, including over 260,000 new cases on Wednesday. Only 63 deaths have been confirmed by state media.
Streets were closed in Pyongyang amid a growing outbreak of Covid in North Korea.
Health experts say the true toll is almost certainly higher, but North Korea has refused to share information with the World Health Organization or accept offers of medical aid, antiviral treatments and vaccines, including from South Korea.
Instead, it has secretly flown in shipments of medical supplies from China and pooled its medical resources in Pyongyang. One person who left North Korea in 2019 but has maintained contacts inside the country said medical goods have been transferred to the capital from the provinces, leaving very little for those in rural areas, where hospitals and clinics are already chronically short of supplies.
Another person who defected from North Korea in recent years and spoke to people in the country this week said cases of infection in the northwest border area are widespread. Malnutrition among poorer North Koreans and the failing medical system has raised concerns about a high toll from the Covid outbreak, but this person said most people who get sick have a fever for a few days and don’t consider the disease too serious.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared wearing a mask on state TV as Pyongyang reported its first local case of Covid-19. The country, which had so far claimed to be Covid-free, has poor health infrastructure to fight outbreaks. Photo: Associated Press
It’s all but impossible to get a reliable picture of the overall state of illness, but human rights advocates say the spread of Covid in unvaccinated North Korea has the potential to create a health crisis not seen since a famine in the 1990s killed more than a million people.
North Korea’s relatively young population may be one factor that could keep the impact of the outbreak relatively mild. Serious illness and death from Covid around the world is much lower among younger people. The median age in North Korea is 34.6, according to the CIA World Fact Book, compared with 43.2 in South Korea, where nearly 24,000 people have died of Covid.
Speculation about how the chain of infections began in Pyongyang has focused on a military parade on April 25, at which thousands of unmasked people gathered at a central square in the city to cheer on displays of weapons and soldiers, and at which Mr. Kim appeared from a balcony to wave to the crowd.
In a sign that cases have spread widely, members of the small diplomatic community have also come down with fever, according to a person familiar with the situation.
North Korea’s military medical workers helped distribute medicine to citizens at a pharmacy in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
North Korea hasn’t asked for vaccines because doing so would be equivalent to admitting that its Covid-prevention policy—closely linked to Mr. Kim—has failed, said Mr. Go of the Asan Institute. Creating a dependency on an outside country, particularly rival South Korea, or the U.S., to supply vaccinations and booster shots could also weaken North Korea’s control of its population, he said.
Instead, the strategy is to show the elite class in Pyongyang that the battle against Covid can be fought and won by Mr. Kim with North Korea’s own resources. State media has called Mr. Kim the “front-line commander in the prevention war” and the “incarnate of devotion for the people.”
During a recent Politburo meeting, Mr. Kim told officials the party should prove its competency by successfully dealing with the outbreak and urged people to strengthen their trust in the leadership, according to state media.
If the impact of the pandemic on North Korea, and Pyongyang in particular, isn’t as bad as feared, the leadership could use it as an opportunity to reopen its border with China and resume trade once it joins other nations in achieving herd immunity, North Korea watchers say.
The risks for Mr. Kim are still high, but he may emerge in a stronger position if the current crisis leads to an easing of food shortages and dire economic conditions caused by North Korea’s isolation since the start of the global pandemic.
“This is an opportunity to prove the country can overcome a crisis under his leadership,” said Hong Min, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government-funded think tank in Seoul.
Write to Alastair Gale at alastair.gale@wsj.com and Dasl Yoon at dasl.yoon@wsj.com