{"id":6949,"date":"2023-05-15T19:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6949"},"modified":"2023-05-15T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:29:05","slug":"south-korean-president-aims-to-expand-cooperation-in-technology-with-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/politics\/south-korean-president-aims-to-expand-cooperation-in-technology-with-japan\/2023\/05\/15\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean president aims to expand cooperation in technology with Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0South<\/span> Korean<\/span> President<\/span> Yoon<\/span> Seok-yeol<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Japanese<\/span> business<\/span> leaders<\/span> and<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> greater<\/span> technical<\/span> cooperation<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries,<\/span> a<\/span> key<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> broader<\/span> effort<\/span> to<\/span> improve<\/span> ties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yoon<\/span> has<\/span> met<\/span> twice<\/span> with<\/span> Japanese<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Fumio<\/span> Kishida<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> weeks,<\/span> overcoming<\/span> historic<\/span> rifts<\/span> that<\/span> have<\/span> strained<\/span> relations<\/span> for<\/span> years<\/span> and<\/span> sharing<\/span> common<\/span> issues<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear-armed<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> China’s<\/span> growing<\/span> claims<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> EU.<\/span> expressed<\/span> their<\/span> intention<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> cooperation<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> challenges<\/span> of<\/span> region.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> two<\/span> leaders<\/span> are<\/span> scheduled<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> again<\/span> this<\/span> weekend<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> G7<\/span> summit<\/span> in<\/span> Hiroshima,<\/span> where<\/span> U.S.<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> is<\/span> seeking<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> alliances<\/span> with<\/span> Japan<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> China.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>At<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> delegation<\/span> led<\/span> by<\/span> Mikio<\/span> Sasaki,<\/span> former<\/span> CEO<\/span> of<\/span> Mitsubishi<\/span> Corporation<\/span> in<\/span> Japan.<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Yoon,<\/span> Chairman<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Japan-Korea<\/span> Economic<\/span> Association,<\/span> enthusiastically<\/span> spoke<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> of<\/span> business<\/span> cooperation<\/span> on<\/span> semiconductors,<\/span> batteries<\/span> and<\/span> electric<\/span> vehicles,<\/span> as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> of<\/span> building<\/span> a<\/span> more<\/span> resilient<\/span> supply<\/span> chain<\/span> amidst<\/span> geopolitical<\/span> uncertainty.<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> Yoon’s<\/span> office,<\/span> Yoon<\/span> said,<\/span> “It<\/span> is<\/span> possible<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> mutually<\/span> complementary<\/span> cooperation<\/span> between<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> companies,<\/span> which<\/span> have<\/span> excellent<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> technology,<\/span> and<\/span> Japanese<\/span> companies,<\/span> which<\/span> are<\/span> highly<\/span> competitive<\/span> in<\/span> terms<\/span> of<\/span> materials,<\/span> parts,<\/span> and<\/span> equipment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> Yoon’s<\/span> office,<\/span> Sasaki<\/span> told<\/span> Yoon<\/span> that<\/span> exchanges<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries<\/span> are<\/span> increasing<\/span> as<\/span> ties<\/span> begin<\/span> to<\/span> dissolve,<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> his<\/span> group<\/span> encourages<\/span> Japanese<\/span> companies<\/span> to<\/span> hire<\/span> more<\/span> Korean<\/span> students<\/span> and<\/span> young<\/span> people.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Relations<\/span> between<\/span> Japan<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> have<\/span> long<\/span> been<\/span> complicated<\/span> by<\/span> conflicts<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> colonial<\/span> rule<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> Peninsula<\/span> from<\/span> 1910<\/span> to<\/span> 1945.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> meeting<\/span> between<\/span> Yoon<\/span> and<\/span> Kishida<\/span> comes<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> announced<\/span> a<\/span> controversial<\/span> plan<\/span> in<\/span> March<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> local<\/span> funds<\/span> to<\/span> compensate<\/span> a<\/span> group<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> plaintiffs<\/span> enslaved<\/span> by<\/span> Japanese<\/span> companies<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> colonial<\/span> era.<\/span> was<\/span> broken<\/span> The<\/span> move<\/span> aims<\/span> to<\/span> resolve<\/span> disputes<\/span> over<\/span> a<\/span> 2018<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> court<\/span> ruling<\/span> that<\/span> required<\/span> Japanese<\/span> companies<\/span> to<\/span> pay<\/span> reparations,<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> all<\/span> reparations<\/span> issues<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> governed<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> 1965<\/span> treaty<\/span> that<\/span> normalized<\/span> relations<\/span> between<\/span> states.<\/span> It<\/span> caused<\/span> an<\/span> angry<\/span> backlash<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Japanese<\/span> government,<\/span> who<\/span> insisted<\/span> on<\/span> it.<\/span> The<\/span> dispute<\/span> spread<\/span> to<\/span> trade<\/span> in<\/span> 2019,<\/span> when<\/span> Japan<\/span> tightened<\/span> export<\/span> controls<\/span> on<\/span> key<\/span> chemicals<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> companies<\/span> need<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> semiconductors<\/span> and<\/span> displays,<\/span> leading<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> to<\/span> file<\/span> a<\/span> lawsuit<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Trade<\/span> Organization.<\/span> The<\/span> two<\/span> countries<\/span> have<\/span> also<\/span> downgraded<\/span> each<\/span> other’s<\/span> trade<\/span> status<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> threatened<\/span> to<\/span> withdraw<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> bilateral<\/span> military<\/span> intelligence-sharing<\/span> pact<\/span> that<\/span> symbolizes<\/span> trilateral<\/span> security<\/span> cooperation<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Following<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> between<\/span> Yoon<\/span> and<\/span> Kishida<\/span> in<\/span> March,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> withdrew<\/span> its<\/span> WTO<\/span> complaint<\/span> and<\/span> Japan<\/span> confirmed<\/span> the<\/span> lifting<\/span> of<\/span> export<\/span> restrictions<\/span> on<\/span> chemicals.<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> also<\/span> returned<\/span> Japan<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> preferred<\/span> trading<\/span> partner<\/span> list,<\/span> and<\/span> Japan<\/span> is<\/span> now<\/span> taking<\/span> similar<\/span> steps<\/span> to<\/span> bring<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> back<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> preferred<\/span> trading<\/span> partner<\/span> list.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) –\u00a0South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol met with Japanese business leaders and called for greater technical cooperation between the two countries, a key part of a broader effort to improve ties. Yoon has met twice with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in recent weeks, overcoming historic rifts that have strained relations for […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,2428,2437],"tags":[1551,1987,1988,4969,4970,4971,4972,4973,4974,546,816,936],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/skorean.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6951,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6949\/revisions\/6951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}