Despite mending ties, public opinion unaffected by diplomacy makes summit with Kishida a political liability for Yoon
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s quick denial of recent Japanese media reports about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to South Korea for a summit reflects a strategic balancing act between diplomatic engagement and domestic political considerations.
Despite the Yoon administration’s efforts to improve bilateral ties, including resolving disputes over the issue of compensating Korean victims of Japanese forced labor during World War II and participating in a historic trilateral summit at Camp David, the South Korean presidential office stated that “no relevant actions are currently underway.”
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s quick denial of recent Japanese media reports about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to South Korea for a summit reflects a strategic balancing act between diplomatic engagement and domestic political considerations.
Despite the Yoon administration’s efforts to improve bilateral ties, including resolving disputes over the issue of compensating Korean victims of Japanese forced labor during World War II and participating in a historic trilateral summit at Camp David, the South Korean presidential office stated that “no relevant actions are currently underway.”
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