It's complicated! South Korea's white paper fallout

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South Korea and the United States have agreed an improvement in Seoul-Tokyo relations is crucial. Yet, over the last few days, we’ve also seen just how difficult that will be. Seoul’s biennial defense white paper omitted a description of Japan as South Korea’s “partner,” and instead said they are “neighbors.” But critics noted there was an effort made not to upset North Korea. How much can we read into the document and the role of the U.S. under President Joe Biden?

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