ASSESSMENTS

China, Japan, South Korea: Cooperation and the East Asian Giants

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:19 GMT

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Summary

Chinese, South Korean and Japanese leaders held a trilateral meeting in Beijing Oct. 10 to discuss potential areas for cooperation between the three East Asian giants. While the three did achieve something concrete on one issue — economics — the refusal to cede any ground on what each perceives as a core national interest and a general distrust of the other parties prevented any other tangible accomplishments.

Conflicting core interests have made a proposed cooperation accord between China, South Korea and Japan look increasingly illusory....

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