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In this April 28, 2017 photo, South Korean residents attend a rally to oppose a plan to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near the system's site in Seongju, South Korea. The letters read on the banner "Nullify Illegal THAAD Agreement." Clashes between residents and police over the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-missile system highlight a divisive issue ahead of South Korea’s presidential election on May 9. (AP Photo/Kim Tong-hyung)
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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017 photo, South Korean army soldiers walk to take their trains at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. A watchdog group says South Korea's army is hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen after a video of two male soldiers having sex was posted on the internet earlier this year, stoking fear in an already persecuted minority group. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives with U.S. Gen. Vincent Brooks, second from right, commander of the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, and South Korean Deputy Commander of the Combined Force Command Gen. Leem Ho-young, left, at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Monday, April 17, 2017. Viewing his adversaries in the distance, Pence traveled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the U.S. and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, "the era of strategic patience is over." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks at the North side from Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Monday, April 17, 2017. Viewing his adversaries in the distance, Pence traveled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the U.S. and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, "the era of strategic patience is over." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks at the North side from Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Monday, April 17, 2017. Viewing his adversaries in the distance, Pence traveled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the U.S. and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, "the era of strategic patience is over." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits the border village of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Monday, April 17, 2017, a day after the North conducted a failed missile launch. Pence arrived at Camp Bonifas on Monday morning for a briefing with military leaders and to meet with American troops stationed there. He is in South Korea as part of a 10-day tour of Asia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits at the border village of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Monday, April 17, 2017. Pence visited a military base near the Demilitarized Zone, a day after the North conducted a failed missile launch. Pence arrived at Camp Bonifas on Monday morning for a briefing with military leaders and to meet with American troops stationed there. He is in South Korea as part of a 10-day tour of Asia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, and his wife Karen pay a silent tribute at the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April. 16, 2017. Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday to begin a 10-day trip to Asia that comes amid turmoil on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's threats to advance its nuclear and defense capabilities, and just after a failed missile launch by the North. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
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Mi Jung Hur, of South Korea, celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the LPGA Tour's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Mi Jung Hur, of South Korea, waves after making a putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the LPGA Tour's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Inbee Park, of South Korea, hits her tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club Friday, March 31, 2017 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Eun Jeong Seong, of South Korea, hits from the rough on the 11th hole during the first round of the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Mirim Lee, of South Korea, holds the trophy after winning the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mirim Lee, of South Korea, holds the trophy after winning the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mirim Lee, center, of South Korea, has water poured onto her by In Gee Chun, right, and So Yeon Ryu, left, both of South Korea, after winning the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mi Jung Hur, of South Korea, watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mirim Lee, of South Korea, watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mirim Lee, of South Korea, waits at the first tee during the final round of the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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In Gee Chun, of South Korea, tees off on the 8th tee during the final round of a LPGA golf tournament on Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, looks on South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during a press conference in Seoul Friday, March 17, 2017. Tillerson visited the world's most heavily armed border, greeting U.S. soldiers on guard near the tense buffer zone between rivals North and South Korea.(Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP)
