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President Yoon has been credited by the United States for taking bold steps to overcome historical differences with neighbouring Japan to build up trilateral political and military ties and counter China’s growing regional influence and rising threats from North Korea. However, his success abroad – and even the belligerence of an aggressive northern neighbour – holds little water with voters who are struggling to make ends meet and will probably vote on that basis. On the campaign trail, Mr Yoon was accused of being out of touch when he picked up a bundle of green onions and remarked that the...
