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Why might Korea’s location be of strategic importance to other countries?

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Many natural & agricultural resources. North has coal, iron ore, and many minerals, South has a larger expanse of arable land & warm climate. -> Korea is seen as a prize

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Korea was on China's eastern border and it played a key role in it's development.
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