Years of Bitterness Have Contributed to the Seoul-Tokyo Trade Rift

Reuters
September 4, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Asia Blog Brand: Korea Watch Tags: South KoreaJapanTradeEconomyPolitics

Years of Bitterness Have Contributed to the Seoul-Tokyo Trade Rift

The use of trade in retaliation to achieve political goals is something new for such a nation as Japan, which has greatly prospered in the postwar era of global free trade.

 

Dennis P. Halpin, former Foreign Service Officer and senior congressional staff, is a consultant on Asian issues.

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