Research boosts South Korean-Chinese links in WWII resistance against Japan

China-based Korean independence leader Sin Kyu-sik was the real mastermind behind his country’s provisional government in exile, according to new research that promotes him to a main player in the resistance against Japan’s occupation.
The research was presented at a symposium in Seoul co-hosted by Gwangbokhoe, the official association for those who fought against Japan’s occupation.
The academic exchange, which was backed by South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, underscored...