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Do you see a shift in policy? do you see an abandonment of that strategic ambiguity in favour of a more robust approach? it's been called strategic clarity, right? spelling it out, as you just mentioned. yeah. so you do. but do you think that's reassuring for the taiwanese? or arguably, it could put you right in the middle of the growing tensions between china and the united states. you could end up becoming a pawn in this superpower rivalry. mm—hm. yeah, a couple of things. i think, first of all, clarity doesn't mean escalation. so it's not like we're escalating the tension here. that's the...

Yeah. so you do. but do you think that's reassuring for the taiwanese? or arguably, it could put you right in the middle of the growing tensions between china and the united states. you could end up becoming a pawn in this superpower rivalry. mm—hm. yeah, a couple of things. i think, first of all, clarity doesn't mean escalation. so it's not like we're escalating the tension here. that's the first thing. and the second thing is that, as i mentioned, there's a lot of willingness from not just the us but also european counterparts and many other democratic allies. all the 60 signatories of the...

Cutting off north korea completely because the collapse of north korea will mean very painful consequences for china. so i agree with kurt that north korea is a land of lousy options. but military option is off the cards. because the price -- the south koreans will pay is enormous. so in the land of lousy options, possibly the least lousy option is actually not talking involving the united states, china, and north korea in the rest to see whether you can find a way of at least containing the problem. because north korea cannot be solved but it can be contained. >> stay there, all of you, we'll...

but as we gather international reaction, let's take a look at what might be written about the self-proclaimed dear leader in the history books. here's dan rivers. >> reporter: kim jong il always cut a bizarre figure. his diminutive stature and hair was parodied by some in the west. but for those in korea, kim was the embodiment of this state. he was loved, worshipped, obeyed, his cult of personality was deeply entrenched. his father founded north korea with soviet backing after world war ii. he was just a little boy when the korean war broke out in 1950. but the soviet-backed north i...