"We hope Japan will behave with caution and play a constructive role on the peninsula nuclear issue, rather than the opposite," he said

"Even the teaching building of HAITC is the same as in Arizona State University in order to enhance students sense of belonging," he said

"China is not the driver behind the escalation of the tensions

We didn't expect that we would come to love the country as much as we do," said Cho, who speaks fluent Mandarin

The country, which gained independence from the United Kingdom in April 1961, remains one of the least developed in the world