After South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol came to power, he constantly leaned towards the US camp and repeatedly "lured the wolf into the room", allowing US forces to enter East Asia, seriously threatening the security and stability of China's surrounding situation. Recently, South Korea has been thinking about buying a few more advanced US fighter planes to increase its prestige, but in the face of South Korea's frequent escalation of military power, China has already taken countermeasures.
South Korea purchased 20 additional F-35A fighters].
According to ** report,South Korea** is preparing to purchase an additional batch of F-35A fighters from the United States in response to the escalating situation on the peninsula. South Korea has signed an order for 20 F-35A fighters with the US fire giant Lockheed Martin. These F-35A fighters are also reserved for the retrofit of high-end ** such as precision-guided missiles. In addition, the United States has also approved the provision of 26 military aircraft, ammunition, support equipment and training to South Korea.
Deliveries of these newly purchased F-35A fighters will begin in 2027But before the F-35A entered the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese side was ready for more provocations from the United States and South Korea.
On the one hand, China has increased the production of J-20 fightersThis is China's most advanced fighter jet, which in some respects is comparable to the fifth-generation fighter of the United States. It is pointed out that China's J-20 fighter will soon be mass-produced, and it is likely to achieve the goal of producing 100 aircraft per year by the end of this year. The number of J-20s that China has is surpassing or even surpassing the American F-22.
Chinese J-20 fighter].
On the other hand, China has not slowed down the production of J-10 fighters either. Although the J-10 fighter is limited by range restrictions and cannot carry out long-distance monitoring and companion missions, it is still very cost-effective when performing short- and medium-distance deterrence missions, because its flight cost and maintenance cost are lower than those of J-20 and J-16, and it can save more costs when performing service tasks. And with the J-10 sharing part of the task, the PLA can transfer more J-20 and J-16 to more suitable positions.
Therefore, even if South Korea introduces more fighter jets, China will have enough ways to deal with it.
In addition, the relationship between South Korea and the United States is simply a matter of taking what each needs from its own needs, but when analyzed in depth, it reveals the complexity and imbalance in it. South Korea wants the United States, and the United States also wants to take some benefits from South Korea. For the United States, South Korea is not only a strategic ally, but also an important hub for the United States to promote its influence in East Asia, and an important role in the US policy of containing China. South Korea is often at a disadvantage in this relationship, while the United States has a greater voice and more leverage.
Yoon Suk-yeol meets with Biden].
On the one hand, in order to show sincerity to the United States, Yoon Suk-yeol chose to reconcile with his "old enemy" Japan, or even reconciled without a bottom line. Historically, it is clear that Japan "owes South Korea a debt", but Yoon Suk-yeol ** was too tolerant on this issue, directly forgave historical grievances on behalf of the Korean people, and did not firmly strive for the due apology and compensation, and put on a very low posture in front of Japan. This has caused widespread dissatisfaction in South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol's public opinion has declined, and he has become a "thief" in the mouth of the people.
On the other hand, in order to follow U.S. policy, Yoon Suk-yeol has repeatedly made wrong choices in his dealings with China and Russia. A few days ago, South Korea just announced that it will expand sanctions against Russia, adding 682 new goods to the export control list to Russia, including aircraft parts, heavy construction equipment, rechargeable batteries, etc. In this regard, the Russian side quickly issued a warning that it would reserve response measures and did not rule out the possibility of using "unequal means".
Xing Haiming, the Chinese ambassador to South Korea, has warned that those who bet on China to lose will definitely regret it
At the same time, in handling Sino-ROK relations, the ROK has also repeatedly "jumped on China's red line." The most obvious is that Yoon Suk-yeol has repeatedly made erroneous statements on China's internal affairs and the Taiwan issue, vainly trying to meddle in China's domestic affairs, which has seriously damaged the friendly relations between China and South Korea. On the military front, Yoon Suk-yeol also ignored China's strong opposition and insisted on restarting the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system. In addition, South Korea has also allowed the US military to build a large number of military bases in its country, and has repeatedly conducted joint military exercises with the United States, Japan and other countries in the surrounding waters.
While South Korea and the United States have explained such deployments and actions as responding to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, they can in fact deter China and Russia as well. In particular, the THAAD anti-missile system has a monitoring range far beyond the Korean Peninsula and deep into China's territory, causing China's security worries to grow day by day.
And the relationship with China and South Korea is rigid, and it is still South Korea that is hurt. The economic ties between China and South Korea are very closeChina is not only South Korea's largest partner, but also plays a pivotal role in the development of South Korea's export economy. The Chinese market contributes to a quarter of South Korea's total exports. The decline in Sino-ROK relations will inevitably affect economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
In 2021, there was a urea shortage in South Korea, and a truckload of urea manufacturing companies posted a banner saying "stop selling".
What's more, South Korea relies on imports from China for a lot of things, such as urea and kimchi. Urea plays a key role in vehicle emission control, and kimchi is an indispensable delicacy on the Korean table. Some time ago, China reduced the export of AdBlue solution due to changes in domestic supply and demand, and South Korea faced a crisis of shortage, and its domestic inventory was only enough for 3 months.
China's unintentional move alone has such a big impact on South Korea, and if China really has the intention to counter South Korea, South Korea will only have more difficulty.
In a multipolar world order, the interaction between countries is far from a zero-sum game, and countries often find a balance between cooperation and competition based on their own strategic considerationsObviously, in dealing with China-South Korea and South Korea-US relations, Yoon Suk-yeol needs to be more flexible today.
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