It almost reads like a stand-up line, but that’s only because it looks like a thumbnail sketch of the three NE Asian rivals.

“In the United States, they say that Chinese studies are supported by the Chinese community, Japanese studies by business, and Korean studies by the government,” said Han Jae-ho, director of the Korea Foundation’s Los Angeles office. “Since there are limitations to government support, with budget issues and so forth, the level of interest from corporations for the sake of the diversification of Korean studies has been disappointing.”

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