South KoreaThe media is concerned about President Yoon Seok-yu’s visit to Japan, andJapanPrime Ministerfumio kishidaThe results of the meeting unanimously expressed dissatisfaction that “the Japanese government’s response was not sincere”, but the rest’s assessment was still polarized. South Korean conservative media reported that they hoped to promote the progress of future talks through the activation of exchanges between the leaders of the two sides; Most of the progressive media advocated that Yoon Suk-yu made excessive concessions to Japan.
Conservative media Chosun Ilbo said that Japan has decided to lift export control measures on three major semiconductor electronic materials, and the full normalization of the “military intelligence security agreement” is an achievement of the Japan-South Korea summit. However, the report pointed out that Kishida did not directly refer to the “apology” in the World War II enlistment lawsuit. “It does not meet the expectations of the South Korean people.” “Perhaps it will be able to resolve outstanding issues such as historical issues.”
Kishida only announced that he would draw upon the “historical wisdom” of previous Japanese cabinets on the issue of labor recruitment. JoongAng Ilbo also expressed disappointment, but still pointed out that “we must affirm the strengthening of cooperative relations as we look to the future.”
However, the progressive media Hankyoreh described Yoon Sook-yu’s announcement that he would no longer require Japanese companies to pay compensation for the labor recruitment issue as “absolutely indiscriminate collusion” and “a massive victory for Japan in diplomacy”. criticized. The Jingjiang Shimbun insisted, “There are some people who had a little hope that Japan would issue a response with at least some sincerity, but now it has come to naught.”
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