What is the aim of the neighboring country of the Korean peninsula? Korea, whose relations with Japan have fallen to the “worst-ever worst” level from the former contingent decree, and North Korea continue to provocate military protests while continuing US-North Korea talks on denuclearization. We read the background and speculation of the policies drawn by President Moon Jae-in and President Kim Jong-un, who lead the respective countries, through stories from Japanese and American experts and from local interviews in Korea.
“Never lose to Japan”
On August 2nd, when President Bunbun left South Korea from the list of preferential export countries that could simplify export procedures, he criticized Japan strongly. After that, Japan announced the abolition of Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement (GSOMIA). There is no sign of loosening retaliation. Why.
There are two main goals that Mr. Bun aims at. It is “maintenance of administration” and “improvement of North-South relations” of progress (innovation) as the support layer.
Korea's innovation tends to see the United States as the main cause of the North-South division as a party to the Cold War, and as a backdrop to the dictatorship that was the target of defeat by the democratization movement until the 1980s.
Mr. Wen served as an executive of the Innovation Nomuhyun administration (2003-08). Mr. Tsuji's presence is indispensable when talking about Mr. Wen. Both acted as human rights lawyers and supported him in the political world. The title he gave to his autobiography was “fate”.
In the presidential years, Mr. Sakaki decided that strengthening Korea-US relations was necessary for diplomacy, unlike the expectations of supporters. While concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US and Iraqi troops, he gained a reputation as “real” from maintenance, but was criticized for innovation. After his retirement, he went through a prosecution investigation during the conservative administration of Lee Myung-bak and died himself.
Mr. Bun is just 17 years after the office ...
