Is this a serious South Korean diplomatic offensive or a perfectly innocent flirtation by Seoul in order to get Tokyo's attention? “To mend the relationship with Tokyo, it is imperative to have diplomatic negotiations,” South Korea’s conservative daily Chosun-ilbo’s editorial urged.
It’s difficult to make an objective judgment now given my position in the government, but the following is what has reportedly happened over the past seven days:
- On Nov. 10, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won came to Tokyo and met with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
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