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TOKYO — Saying that “unification will happen,” South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak proposed a three-step plan Sunday to unify the Korean peninsula and a tax to help his country absorb the enormous costs of integration.
Unification talk, even hypothetical, is a delicate subject on the Korean peninsula, especially at a time when North Korea is dealing with the poor health of its leader, Kim Jong Il, and a rushed succession process for his son, Kim Jong Eun. Analysts said Lee’s proposal will probably draw a sharp backlash from the North.
