What is the reason for Yoon Suk-yeol's attitude, which has always advocated alienating China, has changed? A few days ago, the ROK foreign minister started his visit to China, and before he set off, he said a sentence before leaving, and the answer was in it, and the ROK really believed the wrong United States.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tei-yeol set off on the 13th and flew directly to China by special plane, which has been six and a half years since the last visit of the South Korean foreign minister to China.
Since his inauguration, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has completely subverted his predecessor Moon Jae-in's foreign policy of maintaining a balance between China and the United States, vigorously getting close to the United States and alienating and even targeting China, especially on the deployment of "THAAD", Yoon Suk-yeol presided over the tearing up of the "three noes and one limit" commitment to China, and when Choi Sang-moo, the Minister of Planning and Finance of the Yoon Suk-yeol government, accompanied Yoon Suk-yeol to the NATO summit in Spain in 2022, he threatened that the era of South Korea's economy relying on China is over, and the South Korean economy should embrace the United States and the West.
All of the above actions show that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration is gradually joining the US and Western camps in a planned way, and wants to draw a clear line with China and launch a target. But at this time, the South Korean foreign minister has started his own visit to China, which undoubtedly sends a signal different from the past, before the departure of Cho Duyeol, he said at Seoul Gimpo International Airport that he will take the first step to promote the new development of Sino-South Korean relations, as if hinting that South Korea's policy towards China will change. So what exactly made Yoon Suk-yeol decide to change his approach to China? And is this change for the better or for the worse?
In fact, Zhao Duilie's speech has already told us the answer, and Zhao Duilie said that in the severe geopolitical environment, his visit will create an important opportunity for China and South Korea to actively discuss the situation on the peninsula. Obviously, because of the dangerous situation on the peninsula, South Korea has thought of turning to China for help.
Because he is extremely pro-American, Yoon Suk-yeol's peninsula proposition is also highly close to the United States, advocating the use of strong means to force North Korea to bow its head and make concessions, and the United States and South Korea have continued to carry out military exercises on the peninsula in recent years, but not only did not make North Korea submit, but on the contrary, North Korea's peninsula claim has become more and more tough, and at the beginning of this year, North Korea has changed to "complete hostility" to summarize inter-Korean relations, and called South Korea "eternal main enemy".
Recently, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un made a special trip to inspect the military factory, and even Kim Jong-un himself was interested in the scene and raised a gun to shoot at the target.
The calculations of the United States and South Korea flew away, not only failed to make North Korea submit, but pushed South Korea itself into danger, Yoon Suk-yeol believed the wrong United States, what should I do? At this moment, I thought of the Chinese side again, and at the scene, Zhao Duilie also specially named him to communicate with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
So does China have a solution? In fact, China has always been concerned about the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and has previously reminded the United States and South Korea that what they are doing is likely to have a negative impact on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, only to receive a response from South Korea's ridicule of China for "being too lenient". Obviously, South Korea is having a hard time, and it is largely self-inflicted.
The problem, however, is that the unstable situation on the peninsula is not good for the entire Asia-Pacific region. Therefore, in this regard, China should still provide assistance to South Korea, and China has always known how to solve the problem, as it has mentioned many times in the past, that is, all parties should exercise restraint, start by seeking opportunities for dialogue, and gradually ease relations. I believe that the advice that Foreign Minister Wang Yi will give to the ROK this time is similar.
The key is whether the Yoon Suk-yeol government can realize its mistakes and correct them, and truly follow China's suggestions, as long as it does, there is hope that the situation on the peninsula will be eased.