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Japan says ending intelligence pact shows S. Korea fails to appreciate N. Korean threat

23 August 2019
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2019-08-23 13:05

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that the nation will continue its security ties with the United States, following South Korea's decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact. South Korea on Thursday said it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening the decades-old dispute over history that has hit trade and weaken security cooperation over North Korea. Seoul's decision not to extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement shows how the political and trade dispute between the Asian neighbors and U.S. allies has hit some of the region's most sensitive security issues. Scrapping the pact means Japan and South Korea may have to revert to sharing intelligence through the U.S. military.

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