When park geun-hye came to power, he took a tough attitude towards Japan. Why did he let it go?

During park geun-hye's administration, his father, park chung-hee, has been shrouded in his shadow. His father, park chung-hee, is a typical pro-Japanese faction, so people did not think highly of park geun-hye at first. In order to show that he was different from his father, park geun-hye was very tough towards Japan, but she was essentially no different from her father. Under the pressure of the United States, her attitude towards Japan soon changed greatly.

park geun-hye's father, park chung-hee, is a very controversial president in Korean history. During his tenure, South Korea's economy has developed rapidly. However, because of his early experience of studying in Japan, the Korean people were very dissatisfied with his policy toward Japan, so when park geun-hye came to power, the Korean people were actually very worried about his policy.

In this case, park geun-hye's attitude towards Japan has become the focus of the Korean people, and her policy towards Japan has directly affected her support rate. Therefore, at the beginning of taking office, park geun-hye showed a very tough attitude towards Japan, demanding that Japan must face up to history and emphasizing that Japan's "deep reflection" is a prerequisite for the two countries to establish mutual trust.

park geun-hye's TV speech was regarded by many as the tone of diplomacy towards Japan, but no matter his own growth experience, Park geun-hye can't be a tough president against Japan, either because of her father's influence on her or the pressure from the United States. When Obama shifted his diplomatic focus to the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea became Obama's puppet completely, and all tough remarks about Japan disappeared.

On the contrary, it was replaced by the Korea-Japan Comfort Women Agreement, which angered South Koreans, and the delay in judging the labor compensation case in World War II for fear of affecting the relationship between South Korea and Japan. park geun-hye also changed from an initial hardliner to a pro-Japanese faction, which was also an important reason why she was finally ousted.