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Park Won-gon

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Kishida government will definitely say the withdrawal of the court order [Supreme Court ruling opened the way for assets in Korea belonging to the Japanese companies to be seized] on asset seizure must be preceded before dropping trade curbs against Korea on any path toward reconciliation. Unfortunately, this won't happen under the Moon government considering it has been as hawkish as Abe's [Shinzo Abe].”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

04 Oct 2021 4 2

Tae-won Chey

Inserted 2 years ago

“I expect the new prime minister [Fumio Kishida] to expand bilateral cooperation for a new course of government-to-government relations. Entrepreneurs from the two countries will hopefully discuss measures to strengthen friendship and economic cooperation by freely visiting each other's country when the COVID-19 crisis is settled.”

Koreatimes

Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chairman of SK Group

03 Oct 2021 2 3

Robert Manning

Inserted 2 years ago

“Unfortunately, I think that the dangerous downward spiral in Korea-Japan relations has its own momentum. The recent decision to seize and sell Mitsubishi assets by the Moon administration [to compensate victims of forced wartime labor], for example, would have a very negative reaction in Japan regardless of who might be prime minister, as it goes against Japanese views on previous Korea-Japan agreements. I think in light of the current situation, any Korea-Japan rapprochement will be difficult and a long-term issue, though cooperation in the face of mutual threats from North Korea should continue.”

Koreatimes

Senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

30 Sep 2021 5 3

Zhou Yongsheng

Inserted 2 years ago

“Kishida made some tough remarks concerning China during the runoff. But considering he had been dovish, those remarks could just have been an election tactic and he won't necessarily adopt such an extreme right-wing path afterwards.”

Globaltimes

Deputy director of the Japanese Studies Center at China Foreign Affairs University

29 Sep 2021 3 4

Hua Chunying

Inserted 2 years ago

“China is ready to work with Japan's new administration to observe the principles and spirit set out in the four political documents between China and Japan, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and move forward China-Japan ties along the right track in a sound and steady manner.”

Fmprc

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson

29 Sep 2021 2 3

Sameer Lalwani

Inserted 2 years ago

“The survival of the current iteration of the grouping across two US administrations and changes in governments in Japan and Australia speaks to [the Quad's] durability and how, you could say, the quad is here to stay. It's going to be a real institution … I think it's going to be a grouping that will occupy the minds in the planning of Washington's defence and diplomatic community for the coming years.”

Aljazeera

Senior fellow for Asia strategy at the Stimson Center

23 Sep 2021 3 5

Drew Thompson

Inserted 2 years ago

“Positioning the hard-to-track submarines closer to seas near China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula could be a powerful deterrent against China's military. The Middle East wars have ended. We are in an interwar period, and the next one will be a high-end, high-intensity conflict with a near-peer competitor, probably involving China, and most likely in northeast Asia.”

Nytimes

Former Pentagon official responsible for relations with China now visiting senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore

21 Sep 2021 5 2

Park Cheol-hee

Inserted 2 years ago

“However, if a new prime minister of Japan is elected, there will be some hope for a normalization of Korea-Japan relations as well as a renewed diplomatic atmosphere. But at the same time, we should not expect major changes to automatically happen. What we can expect is that the current Korea-Japan relations are not likely to further worsen after the leadership change.”

Koreatimes

Japanese politics professor at Seoul National University's Graduate School of International Studies

17 Sep 2021 1 3

Park Won-gon

Inserted 2 years ago

“The U.S. appears to be taking advantage of its nuclear talks with South Korea as a means to ensure cooperation - in other words, to have Seoul on Washington's side. South Korea is seen by some as the weakest link among the Washington-Seoul-Tokyo trilateral security structure, so the Biden administration is trying to keep the country in check in its policy toward North Korea. In that sense, the two sides have held multi-level talks.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

12 Sep 2021 4 6

Lijian Zhao

Inserted 2 years ago

“Japan's militarists once used geographical proximity as the main excuse to wage wars of aggression. It is a very dangerous development that some in Japan are still touting this logic in the 21st century. We need to stay on high alert about this. On the Taiwan question, the Japanese side bears historical responsibilities to the Chinese people for its past crimes and should especially be prudent with its words and actions. Japan should stop interfering in China's domestic affairs, avoid undermining China's sovereignty in any form and refrain from sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces in any form. I want to stress once again that the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory and the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no foreign interference. No one should underestimate the strong resolution, determination and capability of the Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Fmprc

Spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry

09 Sep 2021 3 4

Xu Guangyu

Inserted 2 years ago

“The PLA [People's Liberation Army] warships displayed China's determination and capability to countries like Japan and the US, which attempt to interfere in the Taiwan question. The moves will help safeguard peace and stability in the region by deterring Japanese right-wing forces and Taiwan secessionists.”

Globaltimes

Senior adviser to the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association

09 Sep 2021 7 4

Joe Biden

Inserted 2 years ago

“They are [NATO allies, Taiwan, South Korea] ... entities we've made agreements with based on not a civil war they're having on that island or in South Korea, but on an agreement where they have a unity government that, in fact, is trying to keep bad guys from doing bad things to them. We have made - kept every commitment. We made a sacred commitment to Article 5 that if in fact anyone were to invade or take action against our NATO allies, we would respond. Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with - Taiwan. It's not even comparable to talk about that.”

Reuters

President of the United States

19 Aug 2021 5 4

Madoka Fukuda

Inserted 2 years ago

“The competitive relationship between the United States and China has continued since the inauguration of President Biden, and the Biden administration emphasizes uniting with allies and responding to China's offensive. Japanese politicians also recognize that Japan should play an important role.”

Bloomberg

Professor of global politics at Hosei University

02 Aug 2021 4 3

Jiann-chyuan Wang

Inserted 2 years ago

“Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing equipment should be strengthened, the government should also help semiconductor manufacturers by nurturing their upstream and downstream supplies to build resilience for local industry, as Taiwan still relies heavily on Japan to import various chemicals and materials.”

Taiwannews

Vice president of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research

31 Jul 2021 2 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Taiwan and Japan are closely-tied neighbors and have shown support for each other at difficult times.”

Bloomberg

President of Taiwan

24 Jul 2021 1 1

Park Won-gon

Inserted 2 years ago

“Given her itinerary, Sherman's [U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman] visit to South Korea as well as Japan is likely to center on bolstering its alliances with the two countries in its competition against China. During her tour to U.S.-aligned nations, the China issue will be high on the agenda. As respective summits with South Korea and Japan earlier focused on China-related issues, she will confirm the procedure for each country implementing their agreements.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

16 Jul 2021 5 4

Yoo Seong-min

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Dokdo issue has not been resolved yet, so why is the President going to Japan? Despite our goodwill (at PyeongChang) and calls for a revision to the map, Japan has still described Dokdo as its territory, a sign of its territorial greed. I hope that Moon will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics unless the Dokdo issue is resolved.”

Koreatimes

South Korea politician member of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)

12 Jul 2021 4 5

Ha Tae-keung

Inserted 2 years ago

“President Moon's [Moon Jae-in] attendance can be an opportunity to show his determination to improve Korea-Japan ties to neighboring countries as well as the Japanese people. The worst-ever relationship between Korea and Japan has continued and the problem is that has weakened the nation's overall diplomatic capabilities as well as ties between Korea and the U.S.”

Koreatimes

South Korean politician member of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)

12 Jul 2021 3 3

Wang Wenbin

Inserted 2 years ago

“We deplore the erroneous remarks by the senior official of the Japanese government, and we have lodged solemn representations. This is highly sinister, dangerous and irresponsible. This politician also openly called Taiwan a country, in serious violation of the China-Japan joint statement. We urge the Japanese government to make a clarification and ensure this will not happen again.”

Taipeitimes

Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China

28 Jun 2021 2 5

Reinhard Bütikofer

Inserted 3 years ago

“The current discussions are very serious. In the EU, the parliament has adopted a global connectivity strategy and connectivity financing has been included in the programming of the [Neighborhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument], the EU's global financing instrument. President Biden has highlighted the issue. India, Japan, Australia, ASEAN, and other partners are highly interested in moving the connectivity agenda forward. China has been exploiting the needs of developing countries, but lamenting about that fact without offering an alternative is useless. You cannot fight something with nothing. The difference between Western connectivity strategy and China's BRI [Belt and Road Initiative] will be threefold: We will insist on high-quality and high-standard projects; we will avoid debt traps; we will mobilize private-sector involvement to strengthen our initiatives.”

Rferl

German politician and the chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China

19 May 2021 10 3

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“Kishida made some tough remarks concerning China during the runoff. But considering he had been dovish, those remarks could just have been an election tactic and he won't necessarily adopt such an extreme right-wing path afterwards.”

“China is ready to work with Japan's new administration to observe the principles and spirit set out in the four political documents between China and Japan, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and move forward China-Japan ties along the right track in a sound and steady manner.”

“Taiwan and Japan are closely-tied neighbors and have shown support for each other at difficult times.”

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