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Tedder130's avatar

In 1997, I took a job as an English teacher in the National University located in Chinju, Korea, so I was present when Kim Dae-Jung was elected President. I observed how enthusiastically he was received by students and citizens. His policies were brilliant, but the ones I found notable were his abolition of the dreaded Korean Secret Police and his "Sunshine Policy" towards reunification with the Korea to the north (I learned at my school that just saying the words 'North Korea' was a federal offense). President Kim only served one term and following Presidents slowly dismantled all his policies. He just did not play nice with the Americans…

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dornoch altbinhax's avatar

It's good to see that both Japan and S.Korea are attempting to alter their orbits, but they need to be prepared for more dis-orderly behaviour from DC as its diminishing power will create more erratic and chaotic responses. As for the demographic problems on the surface are similar to those of other western economies saddled with neoliberal/rentier economic/financial policies; there will be no policy success until this mode is rejected/abandoned and replaced. The lessons are clear when you see the succession of empires that shifted across Europe to Britain and finally the US. If the parasite is allowed to shift Eastwards, then we'll be seeing the same in China, Klaus will get the last laugh.

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Tedder130's avatar

Exactly! Any country that allows neoliberal financialization will be or is saddled with debt and a parasitic financial class. Without destroying this class, no country can prosper.

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Feral Finster's avatar

Zackly. Anyone who thinks that the Americans will throw up their hands and say "Well, shucks, I guess we just lost, fair and square!" is living in a fool's paradise.

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Marledonna's avatar

I think if you want to improve relations between the population of the three countries, you should make sure to get rid of the NGO's and any foreign influence in the media. The outlaw empire is a master in the game of at divide and rule.

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Thanks for this inspiring article, Karl. I'm glad to see these three countries cooperating, fostering better relationships, and overcoming historic differences.

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Steve O's avatar

All we vassal States need to work diligently on working out who to hitch our futures to now. Those lingering with the US too long may get caught in the vortex

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uncle tungsten's avatar

The patterns are indeed changing and certainly South Korea and Japan will be seeking transport flexibility in the marketing of their goods and the import of other necessities. I noticed Russia has established a renewed rail bridge linking North Korea. I also see in the latest edition of KernowDamo that Israel's port of Haifa is badly smashed along with their imagined highway across the Arab peninsula to the Mediterranean and perhaps even a 'captured' Iran: https://youtu.be/Aylm50BD0dE

Busted dreams in Israel.

The BRICS thoroughfare to Russia from Iran is also an imperative route for the new world transport and development infrastructure.

Perhaps this is why there is an alarm ringing somewhere in Russia regarding Azerbaijan right now.

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Karl Sanchez's avatar

Azerbaijan is a conundrum currently. I steered a barfly to the English version of Zakharova’s weekly briefing for her appraisal of the current situation. https://mid.ru/en/press_service/spokesman/briefings/2033752/

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Bob marsden's avatar

The next task is to initiate trilateral cooperation between China, North Korea, and South Korea. This Gordian knot must be untangled by deft diplomatic fingers, it can't be cut.

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Karl Sanchez's avatar

IMO, that will come in time. The key is loosening the Outlaw US Empire’s grip on RoK and Japan, and that will come with the Empire “losing” Taiwan.

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Kouros's avatar

Only after the last gringo has left ROK.

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ann watson's avatar

yeah - and Tucker Carlson is interviewing the President of Iran. Mind-Blowing what we humans can do when we stand up for what's right. I'd like to see Trump thrown in jail for Treason

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uncle tungsten's avatar

I suggest the President of Iran was way too enthusiastic in his greeting of President Aliyev in Azerbaijan a few days ago. Its a good thing the Ayatola and IRGC are responsible for foreign policy and defence. Those Israeli drone attacks on Iran via Azerbaijan in June were a wee bit disturbing afaik.

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ann watson's avatar

yes. And Azerbaijan might be responsible for the helicopter crash as well I agree Iran is genius in not letting any politicians have military power. They shouldn't have financial power either. Politicians that come and go every 4 years and do handshakes with big corporate donors should have zero power over tax monies. Or policy. What good are they ? Putin and xi and Kim are better because they're dedicated to their jobs at least. Most politicians are not. And they're installed anyway- by the bureaucrats behind themJ Justin Trudeau left Canada ruined after 10 years and he himself was $ 300 million richer and no one is going after him. He should be in jail. His salary is least than $200K annually ( something like that ) but he's $300 million richer ? And his mother got richer during his terms. And he didn't even win the second term. It was a trick played by another corrupt politician ( the NDP Party ) and then he shut down Parliament so they couldn't oust him. Canada's politics SUCK

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uncle tungsten's avatar

Perhaps Azerbaijan was behind the misty mountain crash but there are other plausible scenarios that paint a different picture altogether. See John Helmer at dances with bears. He has excellent inside information on a few topics of interest.

Azerbaijan has been kidnapping Russians for centuries. They were slaves and concubines in days of old. In the 19th century period of 'the Great Game' a famous englander haggled with some Azeri warlord and won the release of many Russian prisoners and took them home to the Czar. see Peter Hopkirk - The Great Game.

Right now the great game is extremely high stakes as Aliev has almost exhausted his turn, the Azerbaijan jewish mafia enclave is haggling hard, Russia is sending cretins back home and the mafias are losing cash, nato (englanders) are inflaming their welcome by pushing further east, Turkey is the ramrod, and both Russia and Iran might be thinking of revenge (masqerading as something plausible).

It is possible a misty mountain awaits the current Iranian president if he spins too far out of orbit. My commiserations for your suffering in Canadian political sludge, t'is the same everywhere in the West. In London you get arrested for holding a blank placard near the statue of Mahatma Ghandi. So it goes.

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james's avatar
7dEdited

one must indirectly thank trump, and the usa for bringing countries together that have traditionally been at odds with one another.. i am sure these asian countries can succeed and i do wish them success... perceptions of others is hard, but not impossible to change... here is the quote that i would like to highlight from the article..

"At present, the goodwill between the people of China and Japan and between China and the ROK is not high, and this seriously affects and restricts the improvement of bilateral relations and cooperation among the three countries."

thanks karl!

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Chuck Nasmith's avatar

Great Gym Education again Karl. TY.

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Kouros's avatar

"The three countries should strengthen their linkage with regional countries." Does this include DPRK?

I guess the issue of North Korea and the separation of the Korean people will only be properly addressed after the removal of US forces from South Korea.

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Karl Sanchez's avatar

There’s a slim chance that might happen before the troops vacate. But between now and then many small steps can and must be taken, one of which was already taken by President Lee—removing the propaganda loudspeakers that spread noise pollution over the border.

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