After nearly a week, Park Geun-hye, who was pardoned by the South Korean president, was finally released from prison, and fans also prepared a grand welcome ceremony for the "idol" in advance, which opened a new history in South Korean politics. On the last day of 2021, there are three things worth paying attention to.
First, Park Geun-hye ended more than four years in prison and regained her freedom. At 00:00 on the 31st, Park Geun-hye officially received a pardon order, ending 1737 days of imprisonment.
Park Geun-hye did not speak after receiving the pardon, but fans were clearly encouraged. They piled up garlands of garlands from supporters and banners with blessings at the Samsung Seoul Hospital, where Ms. Park was being treated, totaling more than 1,000, while a large number of supporters gathered around the hospital.
At 00:00 on the 31st, hundreds of supporters braved the cold to wait outside the hospital, and when the time came, the sound of firecrackers sounded, and the crowd waved the national flag, chanted the slogan "I love you", and burst into tears on the cold winter night.
At this moment, the director of the Seoul Detention Center and others came to Park Geun-hye's ward and handed over a certificate of pardon, and Park Geun-hye personally received the certificate.
While the supporters outside the hospital were thrilled, there were different voices. On the evening of the 30th, the "National People's Action Group" held a candlelight demonstration in front of the Cheonggye Square building in Seoul to "oppose amnesty for Park Geun-hye and condemn Moon Jae-in", and they also vented their anger by stepping on banners and slogans with Park Geun-hye's name written on them.
Ms. Park has been released from prison, and her vast political influence will have an impact on the next presidential election, and it is unknown who will die, but a fierce battle is coming.
The second thing, the leaders of Russia and the United States were on the phone again, and Putin warned Biden that U.S. sanctions on Russia were a huge mistake and could lead to a complete breakdown in relations between the two countries.
This is the second phone conversation between Biden and Putin in recent times. Compared to the first time, the call was more serious. The meeting was proposed by Putin to explore key issues discussed between Russia and the United States in previous video meetings. For example, the talks on security issues scheduled for Release by Russia, the United States, NATO and the OSCE on January 10 are considered to be early communication.
Although the call was initiated by Putin, Putin did not say anything harsh during the talks, he preemptively warned Biden not to escalate sanctions against Russia, and judging from the statement after the meeting, Biden has promised Putin that he will not deploy offensive weapons in Ukraine, but there has not been much change in sanctions. Putin said that the US sanctions on Russia are very wrong and are likely to lead to the breakdown of relations between the two countries.
Although Biden also fights back against Putin, more often, he shows a reassuring attitude, for example, he has been stressing that nuclear war cannot begin, and no one can win a nuclear war, because the United States and Russia have the most nuclear equipment in the world, and once the war starts, it will be Mars hitting the earth, which is interpreted as a fear of Russia's anger and counterattacking the provocations of the United States and NATO. However, no matter how to communicate, it is difficult for the relations between Russia and the United States to return to the past
The third thing is that Japan, which has been playing the Taiwan Strait issue for a long time, has finally set its sights on a new target. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to visit Australia next week to discuss defense and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and possibly sign the Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement.
It stands to reason that Japan and Australia, too, are allies of the United States, and it is not surprising that they visit each other. But what is more special this time is that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida placed his first visit since taking office in Australia, rather than the traditional United States.
The reciprocal access agreement between the two countries originated in 2014 to promote military cooperation between the two countries. Australia is the second country after the United States to establish such an agreement with Japan. This shows that Japan attaches great importance to Australia.
Indeed, Australia has become increasingly popular in recent years by the U.S. camp due to its special strategic position, which a few months ago formed a tripartite military alliance with Britain and Australia. The reason why Japan looks up to Australia so much is because Australia has jumped very high on China-related issues in recent years, and both sides are members of the "Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Mechanism".
Although the media news has been released, Kishida himself has been quite hesitant about this, and even said that he will give priority to visiting the United States, after all, it is still difficult for Japan to abandon tradition and abandon the United States. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has long expressed his position and resolutely opposes any collusion that harms China's interests and regional peace and stability, and Japan is also among them.