Column: Recent summits highlight South Korea’s importance and impressive transformation

News Snapshot:

President Joe Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol stand as their two country's national anthems are played during a State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Andrew Harnik/AP) The summit between presidents Joe Biden of the United States and Xi Jinping of China is by definition important news, but also highlights the serious growing economic problems of the latter country. These include a collapsing real estate market, and increasingly worrisome local government debt. The meeting in September between Russia President Vladimir Putin and North Korea leader...