From the second half of this year to the first half of next year, U.S. allies have entered the election season. At present, the elections in Germany and Japan have come to an end, but South Korea, France and other countries that will only open the general election next year have begun to wait for the election and fully cope with the election campaign.
Generally speaking, with the opening of the election campaign, Western society tends to enter chaos for a long time. During this time, the candidates did their best to express themselves while discrediting their opponents. Therefore, many words that are usually afraid to say and cannot be said will "bubble up" at this time, adding more gunpowder flavor to the turbulent world. On November 11, there are three major events worth paying attention to.
First, Lee Jae-myung, a South Korean presidential candidate known for "daring to tell the truth," exposed his astonishing remarks. This time, he has set his sights on the "Trilateral Alliance of South Korea, the United States, and Japan," and the bombardment of this alliance is extremely dangerous and must be carefully considered.
Lee Jae-myung is the presidential candidate of South Korea's ruling Party, the Common Democratic Party, and his approval rating has been high. But in recent days, South Korea, which is facing a serious car urea crisis, has seen frequent chaos and growing public discontent, which has been greatly overtaken by the National Power Party candidate Yoon Seok-yue. So Lee Zaiming chose to aim his gun at the "old enemy" Japan, and made his attitude clear in exchange for the support of the people.
As early as July this year, he had made a surprising statement. Claims that when South Korea was founded, there was no liquidation of pro-Japanese forces, which led to these forces colluding with the United States to maintain their rule in South Korea. He also referred to the U.S. forces that entered after World War II as the "occupying forces," causing an uproar for a time.
When Lee Jae-ming said this, he mainly looked at Japan unfavorably, saying that the motives of Japanese imperialism were questionable, and as long as Japan continued to advocate sovereignty over South Korea's Dokdo, then this trilateral alliance would be very dangerous. What is even more interesting is that the hot-tempered candidate did not spare the United States while shelling Japan.
This time, Lee Zaiming complied, once again moving out of the "occupying army" argument. He said that although the US military can be characterized as a "coalition army", the objective attribute is still "occupying army". The South Korean people are generally opposed to the current system, because the system protects the interests of the United States, and the United States should transfer wartime combat command to South Korea at an early date.
Lee's claim stems from distrust of Japan, and the military alliance between the United States, Japan and South Korea has basically collapsed due to the fierce backlash in South Korea. In contrast, Lee believes that even if it is allied with the United States, it cannot give up cooperation with China, and should balance the two. Although Lee Jae-ming is still some distance away from the South Korean president, it has to be said that such a position is still worth learning from Japan and other countries.
Second, Merkel can't sit still when the refugee crisis in Eastern Europe is intensifying and is on the verge of escalating into a head-on conflict. On the border between Poland and Belarus, there are about 3,000 to 4,000 refugees waiting beside the towering barbed wire fence, and on the other side of the wire fence are 12,000 Polish soldiers waiting in tight line.
The situation is already quite dangerous, and some media have described the crisis as "national war on the Polish-Belarusian border". Seeing that the conflict was poised to erupt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urgently communicated with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin believes that the EU should communicate directly with Belarus, as if it is not easy.
Behind this refugee crisis is a political struggle. In fact, since August, the number of refugees travelling via Poland to the rich countries of Western Europe has exploded. The EU has habitually targeted Belarus. After Germany's foreign minister accused Lukashenko of "unscrupulously" exploiting refugees, EU sanctions on Belarus were already on the way.
The EU's approach to Belarus completely continues the style of placing "politics" above "humanitarianism" and is also a manifestation of Europe's consistent hypocrisy.
However, with Russia behind Belarus, the integration of the two countries is progressing smoothly, and Belarus cannot be willing to be manipulated by the Eu. President Lukashenko has made it clear that Belarus is being sanctioned, there are no conditions for the resettlement of these refugees, and he cannot stop the refugees from going to a rich life.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the military "adventures" of countries such as the United States and Europe in the Middle East were the root cause of a new round of refugee crisis. At present, European and American countries have launched an "anti-Belarus campaign" again, which is unacceptable, and Russia and Belarus will closely coordinate to resolve the crisis.
Compared with the war of words between Poland and Belarus, the two big men behind Putin talking to Merkel is the first step to solve the problem. However, this round of refugee crisis is more complex and more conflicting than in 2016. To solve the problem, I am afraid that it will take the big guys to further game and compromise.
The third thing, following the collapse of India's ambitions to make a fuss about Afghanistan, China supported Pakistan to discuss the Afghan plan, which can be said to be quite beautiful.
At present, the expanded meeting of the "China-US-Russia+" consultation mechanism on Afghanistan is being held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and the meeting will focus on "avoiding humanitarian crises". Pakistan's Foreign Minister Kureshi presided over the meeting, which was attended by representatives of all four countries. In addition, the Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government, Mutaji, was invited to attend the meeting, and the lineup can be described as quite strong.
In fact, the Afghan issue has great relations with China, Russia, the United States and Pakistan, so the establishment of the "Troika Plus" consultation mechanism by the four countries is very helpful to help solve the Afghan problem. It is worth noting that India, which has always prided itself on being an important participant in the "Afghan issue", has been kicked out of the negotiating table. Of course, using "kick" may not be accurate, but from the beginning to the end, no one wants to take India to play.
Even more embarrassing was the day before the four countries gathered. India has also held a regional security dialogue in the capital, New Delhi, on the pretext of "resolving the Afghan issue." If it were not for Russia and Iran to give three points of thin noodles, this meeting will have an embarrassing scene of India and the five Central Asian countries sitting in a row, as for China and Pakistan, which India kindly invited, the Chinese side did not come, and Pakistan simply refused.
Everyone knows that while New Delhi wants to use the Afghan issue to show its influence, it also intends to disrupt the Taliban-led Afghan interim government through "state terrorism" and try to create a threat in pakistan's border areas, which can be said to be the main culprit in undermining the regional security situation. This is contrary to China's efforts to promote the development of the situation in Afghanistan and help the local people live and work in peace and contentment.
In contrast, this time Pakistan can sit on an equal footing with the three major powers, contributing to regional security while also demonstrating its influence.
Of course, the "Pakistan Railway" raises its eyebrows and breathes, and it is inseparable from China's support. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that China supports Pakistan in hosting this enlarged meeting, and also supports all international efforts conducive to promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan and consolidating consensus among all parties. It is clear that the four countries abandoned India, not because they were prejudiced against India, but because India's identity as a "regional peace destroyer" could not be hidden.