| ID | 134847 |
| Title Proper | Stubborn south |
| Other Title Information | why Seoul needs to mend ties with Japan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lee, John |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While South Korean President Park Geun-hye has conferred with Chinese President Xi Jinping five times since 2013, most recently during a June 2014 summit in Beijing, she has refused several invitations to meet one-on-one with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Her excuse is that the Japanese leader and his country have not demonstrated sufficient and sincere remorse over Japanese actions during World War II and prior, such as the use of Koreans as “comfort women” for imperial Japanese soldiers. But the animosity is odd, in spite of this terrible past, since Japan and South Korea share a great power ally and protector in the United States and both are committed liberal democracies in a region where a nuclear-armed North Korea remains a major security threat. And the interests of both countries would be adversely affected if China changes the strategic and military balance in the region in a way that radically diminishes American power and influence. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol.177, No.4; Nov-Dec.2014: p.80-86 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US 2014-12 177, 4 |
| Standard Number | United States – US |