Let's talk about the "old enmity" between the two countries:
Speaking of Japanese hatred, this Korean is worse than us in China. Why do you say that? Compared with the final victory of China and Japan after a long struggle, South Korea is different, including North Korea now. At that time, it was completely incorporated into its territory by Japan, which was tantamount to national subjugation and was annexed by Japan for decades. This experience has buried an incurable wound in the hearts of Koreans and a seed that is still strongly hated.
State Compensation in World War II
After the end of World War II, under the leadership of the United States, almost all countries that won the war gave up compensation for the Japanese war of aggression, and only a few countries demanded compensation, the most prominent of which was that South Korea would never give up. Therefore, after several rounds of negotiations, Japan and South Korea reached a package agreement at 1967, and Japan lost about $800 million at that time. Japan thought it was over.
Personal Compensation in World War II
Unexpectedly, on 20 18, the South Korean Grand Court made a new judicial interpretation of the national compensation agreement between Japan and South Korea that year. They explained that although compensation between countries has been settled, things between individuals have not been resolved, which means that Korean individuals can or have the right to claim compensation from Japan. This incident became an important turning point in the relations between the two countries, and the relations between the two countries instantly entered the freezing point.
Fund compensation
Recently, South Korea elected a new president, Yin Xiyue. Under his leadership, the China Grand Court made a new judicial interpretation: because Korean enterprises also benefited from this, it is necessary to judge Korean enterprises to compensate these victims or transfer labor, and then Japanese enterprises should make certain compensation or make certain contributions to these Korean enterprises in the form of donations, which should be solved in this way.
North Korean workers' compensation, which has been entangled for many years, was finally compensated by Korean companies for North Korean workers who were forcibly recruited by Japan during World War II. On many occasions, Japan became a partner from an aggressor. Why is Korea so humiliating to please Japan?
On the one hand, it is under the pressure of Japan's export restrictions on Korean semiconductor raw materials, hoping to ease relations, cancel export restrictions and resume Korean semiconductor production. On the other hand, the United States obviously exerted tremendous pressure behind the reconciliation between Japan and South Korea. As soon as the news of Korean workers' compensation came out, the US ambassador to Japan said that Japan and South Korea passed the test this time.
The reason why the United States is urgently easing the relationship between the two younger brothers in East Asia is mainly to integrate the power of East Asia, contain and suppress the development of a big country in East Asia, and it is expected to create tensions between Japan, South Korea and flower merchants in the future. What the United States is most happy to see is a military conflict between flower farmers and Japan, and the first and second creditors of American debt fight, which is very beneficial for the United States to default.
Can we really bury the hatchet and realize cooperation?
Yin Xiyue did this under great domestic pressure, and will inevitably be challenged by domestic politics. It is under this kind of challenge and pressure that Yin Xiyue must make this visit fruitful.
So specifically, shuttle diplomacy should be possible, but it is not certain that shuttle diplomacy will last for several years. It can probably be achieved during the term of office, but it is hard to say in the future. In addition, on the second topic of economic and trade cooperation, the two sides may achieve results, such as Japan's liberalization of South Korea's chip supply chain.
More obviously, Yin Xiyue will visit the United States after her visit to Japan under the impetus of the United States, so this kind of military cooperation between Japan and South Korea, especially the information sharing in the nuclear field, will be strengthened, and the information sharing mechanism of the so-called trilateral nuclear deterrence between the United States, Japan and South Korea will be smoother. Therefore, on the whole, it can make achievements in the fields of economy, trade and security, but in terms of labor remuneration, Japan must not give in, because any concession may cause a domino effect.
Seeing the new president of South Korea, Yin Xiyue, flattering Japan, I think of a sentence. Only when you respect yourself will others respect you. Only when you act like a big country first will others see you as a big country. As for letting go of the past, I can only say that we all have ulterior motives, and cooperation will eventually lead to a dead end.