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WP: Japan has weaponized its trade relationship with South Korea
Japan has weaponized its trade relationship with South Korea
By restricting the export of key chemicals, Japan threatens South Korea’s electronics industry.
By Henry Farrell and
Abraham Newman August 1 at 10:00 AM
The fight between Japan and South Korea is over politics, not trade
As Celeste Arrington explains, the dispute between Japan and South Korea stems from long standing disagreements over Japan’s historical behavior toward South Korea. These disputes have become increasingly politicized in South Korean politics, leading recently to legal judgments in South Korea against Japan’s Nippon Steel for forced labor. Japan claims that these matters were settled in a 1965 treaty between the two states, and fears that there will be a deluge of other claims seeking compensation for Japan’s wartime behavior.
[Japan claims it’s restricting exports to South Korea because of ‘national security.’ Here’s the real reason why.]
The restrictions that Japan has announced on chemical exports are purportedly justified by security fears over export controls, but everyone believes that they are retaliation against the judgments. This is leading to an increasingly bitter political disagreement between the two countries, where leaders in each state that a strong stand against the other will win political dividences.(sic)
As Celeste Arrington explains, the dispute between Japan and South Korea stems from long standing disagreements over Japan’s historical behavior toward South Korea. These disputes have become increasingly politicized in South Korean politics, leading recently to legal judgments in South Korea against Japan’s Nippon Steel for forced labor. Japan claims that these matters were settled in a 1965 treaty between the two states, and fears that there will be a deluge of other claims seeking compensation for Japan’s wartime behavior.
[Japan claims it’s restricting exports to South Korea because of ‘national security.’ Here’s the real reason why.]
The restrictions that Japan has announced on chemical exports are purportedly justified by security fears over export controls, but everyone believes that they are retaliation against the judgments. This is leading to an increasingly bitter political disagreement between the two countries, where leaders in each state that a strong stand against the other will win political dividences.(sic)
More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/01/japan-has-weaponized-its-trade-relationship-with-south-korea/?utm_term=.669cf7943ac4
