South Korea on Wednesday signed a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan aimed at better managing the threat from North Korea’s increasingly active missile and nuclear weapons programmes.
The deal, which comes as Seoul scrambles to adjust to the region’s shifting geopolitical landscape, has faced fierce domestic opposition from critics who slam it as an example of embattled President Park Geun-hye’s unilateral decision-making.
Ms Park is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar corruption and influence-peddling scandal that has enraged South Koreans and prompted a string of mass demonstrations demanding her resignation.
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