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South Korea Reverses Course, Will Still Share Intel with Japan

Associated Press

   SEOUL - In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has
   decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement with
   Japan that it previously said it would terminate amid ongoing tensions
   over wartime history and trade.

   The announcement, made just six hours before the agreement was to
   expire, followed a strong U.S. push to save the pact, which has been a
   major symbol of the countries' three-way security cooperation in the
   face of North Korea's nuclear threat and China's growing influence.

   The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in said it decided to
   suspend the effect of the three months' notice it gave in August to
   terminate the agreement after Tokyo agreed to reciprocal measures.

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