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The Yellow Sea fish farm row threatening to derail progress in China-South Korea ties • Apr. 26, 2025, 6:16 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
South Korea mulls countermeasures to Chinese platform in contested Yellow Sea • Apr. 22, 2025, 4:58 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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