Korean Gov Announces Deal to Solve ROK-Japan Stalemate. Progressives Oppose It.
South Korean foundation will compensate victims of Japanese forced labor. ROK Foreign Minister reaches out to Japan.
In November, I wrote why it was so difficult for Korea to solve its impasse with Japan. The two countries have been locked in a diplomatic spat and trade war ever since Korean courts ruled Japanese companies must compensate Korean World War II era forced laborers.
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