South Korea to withdraw from intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
The move, highlighting the feud between the two countries escalating from diplomatic sniping to trade measures, has alarmed the US
Tokyo — South Korea has said it will withdraw from an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, extending their feud over trade measures and historical grievances into security co-operation and raising alarm in the US, their shared ally.
South Korea notified Japan of plans to withdraw from the three-year-old framework for exchanging classified military information, deputy national security director Kim You-geun said on Thursday in Seoul. The move came despite the urging of US officials, including President Donald Trump, for the two allies to work together amid shared security challenges from China and North Korea...
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