South Koreans tear a huge Japanese rising sun flag during a rally in Seoul. Photo: AFP
South Korea looks to Asean for help in its ‘trade war’ with Japan
- Relations between the two sides have become increasingly strained in recent months amid wartime compensation claims and ‘retaliatory’ export curbs
- Could an intervention by their regional trading partners be the key to normalising ties? Seoul seems to think so
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South Koreans tear a huge Japanese rising sun flag during a rally in Seoul. Photo: AFP