[familyop]

"Seoul's relations with Tokyo are at a low ebb over Japan's wartime past and territorial disputes."

That's not a new attitude.

"Ties with the United States, meanwhile, have been strained by what many in Washington view as Seoul's inclination to engage with North Korea rather than confront it. The two sparred recently over human rights in North Korea, with Seoul accusing a U.S. envoy of being biased and ill-informed."

That might be relatively newer. It appears that the GNP might be good for us and for the Republic (south) of Korea to continue to be independent.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We're ill-informed. Lets go home.