South Korea flips script on North by winning over Cuba

Preelection surprise reflects drastic diplomatic change from half a century ago

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Members of the Cuban Ministry of the Interior raise their country's flag at a museum entrance in Matanzas, Cuba, in 2022. North Korea long touted its close ties with its "brother" Cuba, the only socialist nation in Latin America. © Reuters

HIROSHI MINEGISHI, Nikkei senior staff writer

SEOUL -- Before major elections in South Korea, the Korean Peninsula is often buffeted by what has been dubbed a "North Wind" -- a military provocation or another move by North Korea that shakes up the bilateral relationship and sways the vote.

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