Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University


U.S. President Obama (C) prepares a toast at the annual Luncheon during the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2009. Also present were U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Chinese President Hu Jintao, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
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U.S. role crucial in Northeast Asian reconciliation

Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article

Author
Gi-Wook Shin - director at Shorenstein APARC and KSP

Published by
Korea Times, September 14, 2010


John Roos, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, conducted a historic visit in August 2010 to Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. What is the possibility of and the implications for a similar U.S. Presidential visit? Gi-Wook Shin, director of Shorenstein APARC and the Korean Studies Program, explores this question and suggests that the U.S. must play a role in the reconciliation of World War II memories in Northeast Asia.

Topics: Japan | South Korea