U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his visit to China, for which Biden expressed his affirmation and appreciation. On the 19th, a White House spokesman said that Blinken's visit "made progress" and called him "a remarkable achievement." The White House also said that U.S.-China relations are now on the "right track." During Blinken's visit to China, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also expressed his intention to visit China. He told the students at Waseda University that the visit to China is very important for improving Sino-Japanese relations and promoting people-to-people exchanges, and that China and Japan should strengthen communication at all levels. However, he did not disclose the specific timeline, saying only that it was "under consideration".
According to the source, it is not clear whether there is an "inevitable connection" between Blinken's visit to China and Fumio Kishida's expression of his willingness to visit China, but Japan, an important ally of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, has changed its attitude toward China, which is a very powerful signal and has created conditions for easing the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait and the issue of Sino-US relations in recent years. At the same time, South Korea, another U.S. ally in East Asia, is in a diplomatic dispute with China. South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol unilaterally made irresponsible Taiwan-related remarks in April, leading to the interruption of dialogue between China and South Korea. After that, the ROK side also unreasonably accused the Chinese ambassador of "inappropriate remarks", which aggravated the deterioration of Sino-ROK relations, and has not improved so far.
South Korea's ** "Korea Herald" published an article on the 20th, saying that after the United States and its allies took "unilateral actions", South Korea seems to have fallen into isolation. Because Blinken's visit has achieved obvious results: both China and the United States have shown their willingness to control the situation and actively engage in dialogue, and major countries such as Germany and France in the European Union have also engaged in various dialogues with China. South Korea believes that only South Korea is now "excluded from the system" and has diplomatic friction with China. Therefore, it should be suggested that Yoon Suk-yeol should adjust his diplomacy with China, otherwise they will be incompatible with neighboring countries.
Some analysts believe that Japan and the United States do not seem to have informed Yoon Suk-yeol in advance of the easing of relations with China. After Yoon Suk-yeol came to power, he abandoned Moon Jae-in's geopolitics and line and blindly followed the United States. They also tried to provoke confrontation with China, creating incidents such as "special epidemic prevention against China's entry" and "remarks by diplomatic ambassadors", which led to the continuous decline of China-South Korea relations. Now, the United States has quickly changed its diplomatic strategy towards China, and Japan is not far behind, and only South Korea has not made up for their diplomatic mistakes, which is something that an immature ** will do.
In addition, South Korean expert Lee Dong-kyu's advice to Yoon Suk-yeol is: Yoon Suk-yeol should show a "tough stance" on sensitive issues related to China and adhere to their principles without compromise;But at the same time, it should also send a signal of reconciliation to China and show that it is willing to engage in constructive diplomacy with China. In this regard, there is a comment: "The South Korean expert still hopes that Yoon Suk-yeol can carry out so-called 'tough diplomacy' with China and repair relations on this basis;."They do not know that South Korea is now in a very awkward passive situation, and the United States does not take into account the interests of South Korea in the diplomatic sphere, and South Korea is not a core ally of Washington. ”