South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid history feud
Reuters
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August 22, 2019
South Korea will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid an intensifying dispute over history and trade, South Korea's presidential office said on Thursday.
The decision was made after a meeting of the presidential National Security Council. The deal was due to be automatically renewed on Saturday, unless either side decided to cancel it.
Japan created a "grave change" in the environment for bilateral security cooperation by removing South Korea's fast-track export status, said Kim You-geun, a deputy director of the National Security Council.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Aug 22, 2019 06:53pm
Two of the top 10 advanced, democratic and industrialized nations of the world fighting against each other over history and trade. What a grave and gross tragedy?
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Haru
Aug 23, 2019 03:42pm
Prewar Japan colonized Korea in 1910.
that is beginning of slave labor issue and "comfort women" issue.
1923,Big quake hits Japan's capital area,Many Koreans were massacred by Japanese who believed in false rumor that Koreans make riot.
1945,Korea were released from colonization by surrender of Japan.but a few years after,Korea war broke out,caused many victim or damages,and divided country.
on the other hand,
Former suzerain of Korea,neighboring defeated nation,Japan got base of reconstruction by Korea war procurement demand.
Deep-rooted anti-Korean racism from prewar still continue in present Japanese society.
Many Japanese TV shows have instigated antipathy and hostility against South Korea day by day repeatedly.
Innumerable racism words and hate speech have been thrown from Japan against Koreans through many media and SNS still now.
Relation between Japan and South Korea is very complicated and ironic.
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Haru
Aug 23, 2019 03:42pm
since Japanese Abe government started Trade War during election campaign,
Japanese society who "want to be relieved" laugh at South Korea,show to be disgusted with South Korea,and had denounced South Korea.
because Japanese society wants "existence" that they can look down upon historically,Abe government gave it to Japanese general public.
Although which started Trade War on the reason of "National Security" was Japanese Abe government,Japan's mainstream media already forget it,and Their criticisms are only "South Korea is wrong about everything" "how problematic South Korea is".
it is like wartime.
Voices that hope calmness also are among South Korea citizen but dominant public opinion at Japanese society is almost "anti South Korea hysteria" only,calm voices among Japanese are disappeared by nationalistic social atmosphere.
making enemy to raise support rate,
Abe government has imitated "someone".
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