Recently, under the impetus of the United States, the summit of the United States, Japan and South Korea was held in an attempt to jointly contain China, which attracted widespread attention around the world. However, before the specific plan was implemented, after only three days of silence, the "inner ghost" appeared.
The South Korean foreign minister took the initiative to make a speech in which he revealed the plans for the summit to our country, which caught the United States by surprise. So, what kind of entanglement of interests exists behind the apparent similarity between South Korea and the United States?
There is speculation that the United States, Japan and South Korea may take action in the Western Pacific region after their meeting at Camp David, and possibly against China. There are even ** reports that the three countries are increasing their troops, with a total of 1.3 million troops, of which South Korea's troops account for more than 600,000.
So why does South Korea, the smallest and weakest country, commit so many troops? This is, of course, because the United States and Japan have their own difficulties.
The United States has numerous military bases in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed 80,000 troops in Japan and South Korea. However, the U.S. military, although numbered at 1.4 million, has limited military power in the Asia-Pacific region due to its attempts to play the role of the world's policeman.
As a defeated country in World War II, Japan has no right to expand its military, and the number of its Self-Defense Forces reaching 250,000 is already the limit. These figures add up to less than 1 million, and the remaining 300,000 are mainly borne by South Korea, which is a huge pressure for South Korea.
Despite this, South Korea's **Yoon Suk-yeol still enthusiastically went to the United States to participate in the conference, as one of the most **South Korea**, he believes that as long as the United States can be satisfied, South Korea should do its best.
Yoon Suk-yeol's low voice in front of the Americans even made the South Korean people feel sick. In order to curry favor with the United States, he not only worked hard to learn English songs, but even sang American songs for American politicians at a dinner at the White House, which can be described as groveling.
Americans see Yoon as the most trustworthy, even more than Japan, which has always had different ambitions. However, only three days after the trilateral meeting, South Korea "turned back".
Yoon Suk-yeol publicly said that the outside world's claim that the trilateral meeting between the United States, Japan, and South Korea was "rejecting China" was "inconsistent with the facts," and stressed that South Korea had no "hostile intentions toward China" and that the trilateral meeting would not affect "the cooperative relationship between China and South Korea."
With regard to South Korea's statement, China handled it calmly, because it had been expected, but the United States was embarrassed, because the plan of the three countries to contain China was indispensable, and South Korea's "anti-water" made the plan fall through.
So why did South Korea make such a decision?
South Korea's move was not intended to provoke disputes, but was motivated by its own economic interests. Despite its close ties with the United States and Japan, South Korea's economic dependence on China is still as high as 25%, and if it breaks off relations with China, it will deal a major blow to the South Korean economy.
In contrast, the United States and Japan, although they also have close economic ties with China, will also suffer if they are hostile to China, but because of the strength of their economies, they can withstand such a blow, while South Korea cannot.
Therefore, from an economic point of view, South Korea does not dare to easily quarrel with China. In fact, since taking office, Yoon Suk-yeol has tried his best to strengthen economic exchanges with the United States, Japan, Europe and other countries and regions, trying to reduce economic dependence on China.
Yoon Suk-yeol insisted that the current South Korea has no choice but to adopt a "non-ally as enemy" position, and that only by standing firmly on the side of the United States can South Korea guarantee its survival and development.
In order to strive for the comprehensive protection of the United States, Yoon Suk-yeol frequently and publicly criticized China, and even took the initiative to conduct joint military exercises with the United States in an attempt to put pressure on our country. However, not only has our country not been greatly affected, but South Korea itself has had many problems, which has led to a decline in Yoon Suk-yeol's reputation.
Recently, more than 400,000 workers in South Korea went on a general strike, expressing strong opposition to Yoon's many practices. Although Yoon Suk-yeol has taken measures, the results are not ideal.
* It is still ongoing, the South Korean people accuse him of giving out his best interests in exchange for the favor of the United States and Japan, and his approval rating has fallen to 33% in just one year in office, which is the second-to-last result in South Korea's previous **, and it is possible to climb directly to the top of the list in the future.
If Yoon's unconditional obedience to the United States can be reluctantly accepted by the South Korean people, who have a strong military and the deployment of troops in South Korea, then his overly friendly behavior toward Japan is unacceptable to the South Korean people.
The history of South Korea and Japan is full of deep conflict and hatred, and even during World War II, Japan carried out armed occupation and mass innocent killings, and the two countries still have island disputes to this day.
Therefore, there are concerns that South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol has given Japan such great tolerance and understanding, and this weak and incompetent approach could push the whole of South Korea into the abyss.
We are not surprised that Yoon Suk-yeol has had to think carefully in the face of domestic pressure, so his performance has changed. However, we need to be wary of Yoon Suk-yeol's previous attitude towards the United States and Japan was too affectionate, and this statement may only be a cover-up.
His real intention may be to appease our country and the South Korean people, but behind his back, he may continue to join forces with the United States and Japan to contain our country. Therefore, when dealing with South Korea, we must not only look at what he said, but also at what he did.
If Yoon Suk-yeol really wants to cooperate with China for a win-win situation, then he can prove it through his actions, but if he wants to play tricks, then we will not accompany him!
At present, what bothers the United States the most is undoubtedly the sudden collapse of its "three guarantees and one" policy, which not only disgraces the United States, but also makes the United States angry. However, the United States is also facing tremendous domestic pressures, such as high U.S. debt and the masses, which make it difficult for the United States to exert pressure on South Korea with all its might, and sanctions against China are becoming more and more weak.
Despite this, the United States still adheres to its hegemonic thinking, believing that there is no possibility of coexistence between China and the United States, only life-and-death competition. Therefore, the United States will do its utmost to obstruct our development, and our road forward is still fraught with challenges.