Reunification
Lee asks Merz to share Germany's reunification experience
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At the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to request sharing of Germany's experience in overcoming division and achieving reunification amid efforts to ease Korean Peninsula tensions. Lee's administration has sought to resume engagement with North Korea since taking office in June, but Pyongyang has remained unresponsive. The two leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) new chairwoman Cheng Li-wun has adopted a mainland-friendly tone, but whether she can meet Beijing’s hopes remains to be seen. Xi Jinping made a rare call for joint efforts to promote reunification. Analysts see her victory as a new opportunity for Beijing.
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A new Spiegel TV documentary examines the wave of right-wing extremist violence in the early 1990s following German reunification. It highlights attacks on foreigners and asylum seekers using baseball bats and other weapons. Survivors and experts recount the traumatic events.