In a recent interview, South Korea's nominee Cho Chee-yeol emphasized the importance of the South Korea-China relationship, which he even considered as important as the South Korea-US alliance. He pledged to work to find a solution that would allow South Korea-China relations and South Korea-US relations to develop harmoniously.
According to reports, Zhao Duiyeol was interviewed by ** on December 20 on his way to the office of the working group for the preparation of the personnel hearing. He mentioned that the current session has been committed to reviving the ROK-US alliance, ROK-Japan relations, and ROK-US-Japan security cooperation, which were somewhat loosened during the previous session. As a result, foreign policy is slightly focused on relations with the United States and Japan, which is a natural phenomenon in the search for balance.
Cho also pointed out that the Chinese side also understands that ROK-China relations will inevitably be affected by Sino-US strategic competition. Based on this consensus, he said that he would actively look for a plan to promote the smooth development of ROK-China relations.
In addition, regarding the fact that the ROK-China-Japan summit is being held in the first half of next year, Cho said that as far as he knows, the three countries have reached a consensus on relevant matters, and he will actively strive to make the ROK-China-Japan summit held at an early date. This initiative is expected to further strengthen cooperation and exchanges among the three countries and promote regional peace and prosperity.