Since Yoon Suk-yeol took office in South Korea, he has shown provocative behavior against China, Russia and North Korea, causing strong dissatisfaction among the three countries. With regard to China, Yoon Suk-yeol changed his previous China policy after taking office and showed an aggressive attitude.
In the past year, South Korea first sent a deputy speaker of the National Assembly to visit Taiwan, and then the South Korean foreign minister made false remarks during his visit to the United States, comparing the Taiwan issue with the North and South Korean issues, and even claimed in an interview that the South Korean side needs to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
Not only that, but Yoon Suk-yeol also made a lot of nonsense in the interview, opposing China's use of force to change the status quo, and saying that the Taiwan issue should be treated as a global issue. These actions all show Yoon Suk-yeol**'s unfriendly attitude and provocative behavior towards China.
To Russia: After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and Western countries have provided assistance to Ukraine, and South Korea has also responded positively, joining the ranks of sanctions against Russia for the first time, and allocating $40 million to support Ukraine.
In addition, South Korea's ** Yoon Suk-yeol also personally visited Kyiv and said at a press conference that South Korea will increase humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, from $100 million to $1$500 million.
Yoon Suk-yeol's attitude is very clear, and he seems to be ready to make a complete break with Russia, and he only announces the provision of lethality to Ukraine. To North Korea: Yoon Suk-yeol has no desire to improve relations with North Korea, but has repeatedly threatened North Korea in various forms and invited U.S. strategic nuclear submarines to sail into the port of Busan.
During Yoon's visit to the United States, he decided to increase pressure on North Korea, culminating in the Washington Declaration and the Joint Statement. The Washington Declaration mentions that South Korea and the United States will establish a new nuclear consultative group to strengthen extended deterrence, discuss nuclear and strategic planning, and send strategic nuclear submarines to South Korea in due course.
On July 18, the ROK Ministry of National Defense announced that the US Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarine had docked at the port of Busan, South Korea.
The first meeting of the NCG was held in Yongsan**, Seoul, where it was announced that the Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarine "Kentucky" had docked at a South Korean port for the first time. According to US reports, each "Ohio"-class strategic nuclear submarine can carry 20 Trident II ballistic missiles, and each missile can carry 4 nuclear warheads, which means that this strategic nuclear submarine can carry about 80 nuclear warheads at any time.
After the first meeting of the NCG, Campbell, the White House Committee coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, declared that the U.S.-South Korea alliance's partnership is standing firm and continues to confirm the credibility of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
Kim Tae-hyo, the first director (deputy director) of South Korea's National Security Office, threatened that the United States had promised South Korea that if North Korea launched a nuclear attack on South Korea, it would immediately take overwhelming and decisive countermeasures to finally end the North Korean regime.
This is obviously a warning and threat signal to China, Russia and the DPRK.
South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol boarded a U.S. nuclear submarine and gave a clear warning to North Korea. The move provoked a strong response from North Korea, saying that it was the first deployment of strategic nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula in 40 years and a naked provocation against the North Korean nuclear threat.
The North Korean military immediately responded by launching short-range missiles. And China and Russia have reacted to South Korea's actions. China will conduct military exercises with Russia in response to South Korea.
The Chinese People's Navy formation has already participated in the Northern Joint-2023 exercise in the central part of the Sea of Japan. The holding of this exercise means that the military confrontation between the three countries is escalating.
The Chinese naval formation participated in the Sino-Russian joint military exercise, including five ships and several aircraft. The participating forces will carry out joint exercises in a number of subjects, aiming to test the integrated joint combat capabilities of Chinese and Russian naval and air forces in the far sea and far areas, and enhance the ability to jointly maintain regional peace and stability and respond to various security challenges.
This passage is telling the United States, Japan, and South Korea that China and Russia will work together to maintain peace and stability in East Asia. Recently, the "Northern Joint-2023" exercise was successfully concluded, and the ** of the Chinese People's Navy, which participated in the exercise, did not return immediately after the exercise, but went to Vladivostok for a friendly visit.
What is even more remarkable is that on July 28, the Chinese and Russian naval ** boat formations have left the port of Vladivostok and will go to the Pacific waters for the third joint sea cruise.
China's Ministry of National Defense previously issued a document saying that the joint patrol waters of the Chinese and Russian navies will include relevant waters in the western and northern Pacific Ocean, and that the operation is not aimed at a third party and has nothing to do with the current international and regional situation.
At the same time, July 27 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement and the 70th anniversary of the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
The DPRK side warmly invited China and Russia to send representatives to participate in the relevant activities. According to ** reports, the Russian side sent a military delegation of the Russian Federation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, while the Chinese side sent a Chinese party and government delegation led by Li Hongzhong, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
After arriving in Pyongyang, the Chinese and Russian delegations were received at a high level, and the supreme leaders of the DPRK held talks with the Chinese and Russian delegations. This fully shows the importance and support that China and Russia attach to the DPRK and once again proves the friendly and cooperative relations between China and Russia.
Dear readers, let us all focus on an event of great significance. On 26 July, the supreme leader of the DPRK made a special trip to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Martyrs' Cemetery in Hichang County, South Pyongan Province, to express his deepest respect for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Sino-DPRK friendship and laid wreaths.
The wreath ribbon reads "The martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers are immortal", which is the highest tribute to our heroic martyrs. Regarding this matter, Mao Ning, spokesman of China, said that the DPRK party and people greatly cherish the great achievements of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and at the same time reflect the inheritance and development of the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK.
China and the DPRK are friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, and the continuous consolidation and development of bilateral relations conforms to the common interests of both sides and is conducive to promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.
Therefore, we are ready to work with the DPRK side to promote new and greater development in China-DPRK relations in accordance with the requirements of the new era and the wishes of the two peoples, guided by the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries.
This incident once again proved that the friendship between China and the DPRK is a great fighting friendship cemented with blood. At the same time, when the supreme leader of the DPRK met with Vice Chairman Li Hongzhong of our side, he directly put his arms around Li Hongzhong and then gave him a big hug.
This high-level reception is not only something that Shoigu has never enjoyed, but also an intimate action inherited by the older generation of revolutionaries in China and North Korea. We should cherish this friendship and build on it together in the days to come.
A series of major events demonstrate the close ties between China, North Korea, Pyongyang and Russian Vladivostok. For South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol, he clearly understands the importance of this change and, under his leadership, openly challenges the core interests of China, North Korea and Russia.
Obviously, Yoon Suk-yeol has shaken the stability of Northeast Asia with his personal actions, and in order to please the United States, he does not hesitate to challenge China, North Korea and Russia at the same time. The domino effect has already been felt, and as for the future direction of Northeast Asia, if war breaks out, Yoon Suk-yeol will bear the condemnation of history.