South Korea's Military Accord with Japan

The foreign and defense ministry officials say the bilateral agreement on sharing military intelligence was crucial to properly dealing with escalating military threats from North Korea. If they were so confident of its necessity, why the apparent attempt at secrecy, then? Both the officials and even the general public know that is not all there is. It is an open secret that the United States and Japan have recently stepped up efforts to contain the ever-increasing political and military influence of China in this part of the world, using North Korea as a welcome and convenient excuse. Washington and Tokyo have direly wanted to include Seoul in a trilateral alliance against Beijing, and the only problem remaining was Korean people’s resentment over Japan.