The China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting has resumed after four years, and the United States has been obstructing it, will it reach cooperation?
The China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting has not been held as scheduled since 2019. This important diplomatic mechanism has been at a standstill for the past four years due to repeated U.S. obstruction and interference in China-Japan-South Korea cooperation. However, it has recently been reported that the China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be restarted in the near future, which has aroused widespread concern and expectations from the international community. However, U.S. interference and obstruction of China-Japan-ROK cooperation still exists, making the future of this cooperation full of uncertainties and challenges. So, after the resumption of the China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting, will cooperation be reached?
First, the economic complementarity of China, Japan and South Korea provides a broad space for trilateral cooperation. China, Japan and South Korea are one of the important economies in Asia and the world, and the total economic output of the three countries accounts for half of the total economic output in Asia. China, Japan and South Korea have extensive cooperation in the fields of investment, science and technology, and cooperation in these fields is of great significance to the economic development of the three countries. Therefore, after the resumption of the China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting, it is expected that more cooperation agreements will be reached in the economic and trade fields to promote the economic development of the three parties.
Second, China, Japan, and the ROK also have extensive room for cooperation in the field of political security. Although the three countries have historical problems and conflicts of interest, they also share many common strategic interests. For example, on the Korean Peninsula issue, China, Japan, and South Korea all want to see the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the process of peacefully resolving the Korean Peninsula issue. In addition, China, Japan, and the ROK share common interests and responsibilities on regional security issues. Therefore, after the resumption of the China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting, it is expected that more cooperation agreements will be reached in the field of political and security to promote regional peace and stability.
However, although cooperation is expected after the resumption of the China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the United States still has interference and obstacles to China-Japan-ROK cooperation, which has brought uncertainty and challenges to trilateral cooperation. The United States has always regarded China-Japan-ROK cooperation as a threat to its Asia-Pacific strategy, and has therefore intervened and obstructed it through various means. For example, the United States has used diplomatic means to pressure South Korea to abandon its participation in the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Area in order to protect American interests in China. In addition, the United States has also strengthened its military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region through military means to curb China's influence in the region. All these actions have brought great threats and challenges to China-Japan-ROK cooperation.
Therefore, after the resumption of the Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting, there are many difficulties and challenges that need to be overcome to achieve true cooperation. First, the three countries need to strengthen communication and coordination to enhance mutual trust and understanding. Although there are some differences and disputes between China, Japan and the ROK, through communication and coordination, common ground and points of cooperation can be found, thereby promoting the development of trilateral cooperation. Second, the three countries need to work together to deal with U.S. interference and obstruction of China-Japan-South Korea cooperation. Only when the three countries are united will they be able to cope with external challenges and pressures. In addition, the three countries also need to strengthen cooperation in the economic, political, and cultural fields to promote regional peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
In short, cooperation is expected to be reached after the resumption of the China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting. However, there are many difficulties and challenges that need to be overcome to achieve true cooperation. Only by strengthening communication and coordination, enhancing mutual trust and understanding, jointly responding to external challenges and pressures, and strengthening cooperation in the economic, political, and cultural fields can China, Japan, and the ROK achieve true cooperation and development.