 AP Photo Henry Kissinger once famously remarked that a great power does not retreat forever. This is a particularly apt comment on China's and South Korea's contributions to the outcome of last weekend's elections in Japan. TAGGED: LDP, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Shinzo Abe, Japan, South Korea, ChinaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The resounding victory by Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzo Abe, is more a vote against the incumbent Democratic Party of Japan than it is for the LDP. Even so, the perception that Abe’s forthright and... more ›› |
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