US Worried that Trade Dispute Between Japan and South Korea May Benefit China and North Korea
By Olivia Li, Epoch Times
July 23, 2019 Updated: July 23, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 19 that he would help resolve tensions between South Korea and Japan if asked. Previously, a Japanese media outlet quoted a U.S. official as saying that Washington is worried that the conflict between Japan and South Korea may play into the hands of China and North Korea.
The trade row between the two neighboring countries stems from a South Korean court decision ordering Japanese companies to compensate victims of forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula between 1910 and 1945.
South Korea’s attorney in the case announced on July 16 that if Japanese companies, such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, did not respond to the compensation verdict, South Korea would seize their mortgaged assets to compensate the victims.
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They are having honest-to-gosh protests against Japan right now in South Korea, I don't know how big or much more. Just that something is going on. Pretty serious if property would be seized to cover these costs.
