Critics of the South Korean leader accuse him of eroding democracy at home while embracing a historic enemy on the international stage.
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President Biden has an opportunity to show himself as a global leader who can bring historically antagonistic U.S. allies together.
Japan claims that the placement of “comfort girl” statues outside the Japanese legations in South Korea violates international law, but state practice and jurisprudence suggests otherwise.
