On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
former NSC Asia director and CSIS Korea chair
2 things Victor Cha said, verbatim, on August 18, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Disputes
“I think they’re going to bide their time and wait a little bit,”
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Others on this question
“it’s very positive”
More on the record
As printed
“that’s just not the way it works in a Trump administration”
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