At this year's APEC summit, South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol had a brief meeting with Chinese leaders. However, compared with the United States, Japan and other countries, South Korea appears to be insincere and unprepared for engagement with China. The United States sent a number of high-level leaders to visit China six months ago and organized a large delegation to participate in the Shanghai International Import Expo. Japan, for its part, held a high-level dialogue and consultation with China before the meeting, and prepared for the talks between the Chinese and Japanese leaders. South Korea, by contrast, did not take action until after news of the US-China and China-Japan summits, a response that not only lacked sincerity, but also appeared to follow the trend and go with the flow.
It is worth mentioning that after the APEC summit, Yoon Suk-yeol expressed concern about China's relations with Russia and North Korea in an interview and made inappropriate remarks. He warned the Chinese side that China's cooperation with Russia and North Korea is neither in China's interests nor in its international standing. This kind of interference in China's internal affairs has caused dissatisfaction because China has not made too many statements about cooperation with Russia and North Korea, and Yoon Suk-yeol's remarks are actually trying to sow discord between China and its partners. This inappropriate behavior caused Yoon Suk-yeol to further lose people's trust and respect for him.
Yoon Suk-yeol** has repeatedly interfered in China's internal affairs in his relations with China, which is not only a challenge to China's sovereignty, but also a disregard for international norms of behavior. In addition to making inappropriate remarks at the APEC summit, he also showed a strong tendency to interfere in other areas.
On the Taiwan issue, Yoon Suk-yeol has publicly stated that the Taiwan issue is an international issue, claiming that South Korea has an obligation to stop China from using force to recover Taiwan. Such a stance not only violates the one-China principle, but also interferes in China's internal affairs and further worsens Sino-ROK relations.
In addition, Yoon Suk-yeol** has repeatedly made unfriendly remarks about the Chinese ambassador to South Korea and tried to expel him from the country, which violates international diplomatic norms and seriously damages the friendly relations between the two countries.
Moreover, Yoon Suk-yeol** is also actively seeking to join NATO, and has signed a partnership plan with NATO in areas such as military and information technology. Such behavior not only undermines the regional security balance, but also makes China feel pressured and threatened. Yoon Suk-yeol**'s move is undoubtedly pandering to the wishes of the United States and trying to play a more important role in regional affairs, but such an act is actually a kind of undermining of China's sovereignty and regional stability.
Unlike Yoon Suk-yeol, former South Korean Park Geun-hye has shown friendship and respect in her handling of relations with China. She was called yes by China on her first day in office"An old friend of the Chinese people"This is an affirmation of Park Geun-hye's friendly attitude toward China before she came to power. Park Geun-hye has an in-depth understanding and interest in Chinese culture, she can speak Chinese, love Chinese ** and literature, and like ** Chinese history and cultural programs. Before becoming a **, she visited China many times, which shows the importance she attaches to China-South Korea relations.
In addition, in 2015, despite the opposition of the United States and Japan, Park Geun-hye insisted on participating in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of China's victory in the anti-fascist war, and held a military parade in Tiananmen Square. Park's gestures and actions have won the favor of many Chinese people.
To sum up, Yoon Suk-yeol** has shown insincerity, disrespect, and excessive interference in handling relations with China, while Park Geun-hye has treated China with friendship and respect, and has shown more sincerity and effort in handling relations with China. Yoon Suk-yeol should learn from Park's experience and pay more attention to sincerity and friendly gestures toward China, while maintaining an independent and flexible foreign policy.