Word: koreas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Giving the students a historical perspective on the division between North and South Korea, Eckert spoke about the limits of capitalism in North Korea. He then showed slides from his recent visit...
...crimes against humanity. And Jiang Zemin, his own human rights violations notwithstanding, has embarked this week on his first state visit to Japan, demanding written apologies from the Japanese government for its brutality in China during the 1930s and '40s-an apology that Japan has already issued to South Korea. But what's really behind this drive for apologies and punishments? Is it a quest for justice, or revenge...
...looked very encouraging before Wednesday. After all, just a month ago, Obuchi had signed a written apology to South Korea for Japanese occupation of the peninsula. Why couldn't China obtain a similar statement for a long list of disturbing Japanese actions beginning with the 1894-95 Sino-Japanese...
Even though Japan said that it issued a formal apology to South Korea because it "colonized" Korea but never colonized China, it did invade Manchuria in 1931 and occupy it until 1945. Furthermore, the mass killing and rapes of 20,000 girls and women in Nanjing in 1937 continue to weigh heavy on the minds of Chinese people within national boundaries and abroad. This is a history of violence not easily forgotten...
...STATE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD ENEMY TRYOUTS NEXT WEEK ("More than 40 nations are expected to vie for the role of U.S. adversary, including India, Afghanistan, China, North Korea and Sudan...