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On April 22, Yoon Suk-yeol was again criticized by the South Korean people for not being invited to the G7 summit, angrily denouncing Yoon Suk-yeol's diplomatic failure.
Shortly after Yoon Suk-yeol's defeat, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Chee-yeol released a message to promote the meeting with the Chinese side.
It seems that this time, South Korean diplomacy is going to change its strategy.
Yoon Suk-yeol's "subservient diplomacy"
He has a good relationship with the United States and is close to Japan, and since he came to power, Yoon Suk-yeol has been proud to join the small group led by the United States, and he has worked hard to achieve this.
When Yoon Suk-yeol first came to power, in order to gain a sense of Japanese identity, he asked South Korean companies to help Japan compensate World War II laborers.
In order to win over Japan, Yoon Suk-yeol's move was bitterly criticized by the South Korean people for forgetting history, and South Korea, which was invaded by Japan during World War II, was not only conscripted into a large number of laborers, but also many comfort women.
However, Yoon Suk-yeol asked South Korean companies to help Japan compensate World War II laborers, which was a diplomatic strategy for him to have good relations with Japan.
Despite the severe criticism of the South Korean people, Yoon Suk-yeol still insisted.
And the intuitive reason why Yoon Suk-yeol is like this, is that, like Japan, he aspires to become the "main force" of the United States in Asia.
Seeking the support of all forces, especially the United States, is what Yoon Suk-yeol values the most, and it is for this reason that the "subservient diplomacy" of choosing to "anger" China, which is particularly similar, and instead taking pride in joining the American community, is particularly revealed.
This includes provocations against North Korea, attempts to meddle in China's Taiwan issue, and joint military exercises with the United States.
In order to gain the approval of the United States, Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy once leaned towards the United States, colluded with the United States, called on North Korea, and interfered in China's internal affairs.
Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy of "long-distance friendship and close attack" can be said to have pushed South Korea into the abyss, but Yoon Suk-yeol is complacent about this, and boasts of being a so-called "global hub country".
But Yoon Suk-yeol does not know that South Korea is so close to the United States, and in the event of a conflict between South Korea and North Korea, North Korea, which has military strength, is obviously superior.
For most reason, Yoon Suk-yeol has become more attentive to the United States, which not only has troops stationed in South Korea, but also exported $5 billion worth of F-35 fighter jets and $1.2 billion worth of F100 engine systems and spare parts to South Korea in 2023.
Because of the "generosity" of the United States, Yoon Suk-yeol has become more loyal to the United States, helping the United States to express the "China threat theory" on the international stage, and the United States and South Korea have conducted joint military exercises, and the United States is facing east, so Yoon Suk-yeol cannot face west, and has repeatedly intervened in China's internal affairs.
It is also because of this that the "one-sidedness" of Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy has made South Korea's diplomacy in East Asia tense for a while, and the relations between China and South Korea have been anxious for a while.
However, Yoon Suk-yeol has repeatedly ignored China's warnings and completely obeyed the US arrangement.
I thought that "subservience to diplomacy" would enable South Korea to ascend to the top of the world and squeeze into the Western circle, but the operation of the United States and the West caught Yoon Suk-yeol off guard.
South Korea's diplomacy has reached a bottleneck and it is seeking a way to visit China
Yoon Suk-yeol's public support, which has been trying to enter Western circles one after another, is getting less and less, and it is clear that once he does not get real power, even if Yoon Suk-yeol has the intention to use South Korea as a foil for the United States, it will not help.
As early as February this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland sincerely invited ROK Foreign Minister Cho Doi-yeol to visit China, but the ROK could not understand the meaning that "distant relatives are better than close neighbors", and the two sides even exchanged views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and promoted the sustainable development of Sino-ROK relations.
Although the two sides expressed a friendly attitude, it is clear that the South Korean government still has two hearts.
Yoon Suk-yeol launched an anti-dumping investigation against China before participating in South Korea's elections. Even to attack Chinese fishing boats.
However, the end of the South Korean election finally silenced Yoon Suk-yeol, and Yoon Suk-yeol suffered a crushing defeat.
Even if Park Geun-hye moves out of the charge, it will be difficult to change the reality that Yoon Suk-yeol will not be able to win public opinion, and the South Korean people blame this on Yoon Suk-yeol's failed diplomacy of completely "subservience to the United States".
In fact, on March 22, Lee Jae-myung rebuked Yoon Suk-yeol for "why provoke China", and for Yoon Suk-yeol's "unilateralism" of blindly seeking the near and far and pursuing diplomacy with the United States, and trying to meddle in his domestic affairs, China-South Korea relations have fallen into frost again.
Now that Yoon Suk-yeol has been defeated, on April 22, the G7 summit did not invite Yoon Suk-yeol, picking up sesame seeds and throwing watermelons, and Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been in trouble one after another, is finally "honest".
On April 28, the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs again mentioned the meeting of the leaders of China, Japan and the ROK mentioned by the ROK earlier. If Cho's visit to China is successful, it will also be the first meeting between South Korean Foreign Minister Cho and the Chinese foreign minister since taking office.
At present, South Korea is particularly aware that South Korea's diplomacy has lost its autonomy, and the only way out is to survive in the gap between its international status, "seeking help from far and near" to China, and improving China-South Korea relations.
Moreover, now that the focus of the United States has shifted to the Middle East compared with the Asia-Pacific region, if South Korea repeatedly adheres to the policy of favoring the United States, it is afraid that South Korea will really be unable to protect itself, and turning to China will become a straw.
As a result, Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy after taking office may be "completely overturned".
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Wang Yi had a telephone conversation with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Doi-yeol – Xinhua News Agency
Wu Jinhuai and Zhang Gaosheng: How the "warmongers" are made ?—— surging news
Not invited to the G7 summit, the Yoon Suk-yeol government was violently criticized by public opinion in South Korea - Global Network
Ji Zhigang: Balanced diplomacy has become a "rigid need" for South Korea - Global Network