The past few months have been very difficult in South Korea. Geopolitically, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is becoming more and more dangerous, and Russia's high-profile involvement has greatly challenged South Korea's national strategic security. In terms of economic development, South Korea's manufacturing has lost its former glory, and the automobile and ship industries have shown fatigue, and weak economic development has become an established fact. In terms of finance, the capital consortium led by the United States has been planning for a long time, and it wants to fight Japan and South Korea. In terms of diplomatic strategy, Yoon Suk-yeol's pro-American policies have also made South Korea very little say in the international community today. The root cause of all this lies precisely in the now ruling Yoon Suk-yeol administration.
Recently, the National Petition website of the South Korean National Assembly released an announcement showing that the petition for the immediate launch of the impeachment case against Yoon Suk-yeol has been signed by more than 200,000 people. The reason for impeaching Yoon Suk-yeol is that since he took office, South Korea has fallen into a total collapse in all areas — the economy, security, diplomacy, people's livelihood, and democracy — in all areas. According to the relevant procedures, the joint petition has been submitted to the Legislative and Judicial Committee of the National Assembly, which will decide whether to submit it to the plenary session of the National Assembly, and once passed by the National Assembly, the final decision will be made based on the results of the impeachment trial by the Constitutional Court. It is worth noting that the Judicial Affairs Committee has a total of 18 members, while the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, has 10 members, so it is almost a sure thing to be submitted to the South Korean National Assembly, and once this issue is put on the National Assembly, it will undoubtedly be a great humiliation and resignation crisis for Yoon Suk-yeol.
Yoon Suk-yeol didn't expect that even if he moved out of the Blue House, he would still be impeached. In my opinion, the crux of all this lies precisely in South Korea's excessively pro-American strategic policy. Economically, South Korea could have done business with all countries, but the Yoon Suk-yeol government listened to the so-called "CHIPS Act" of the United States and wanted to help the United States restrict chip exports, resulting in unsalable goods. From a security point of view, during the inauguration of Moon Jae-in, inter-Korean relations finally entered a period of stability, but as a result, Yoon Suk-yeol did not believe in evil and obeyed the orders of the United States to make things bigger and bigger, and as a result, it is difficult to end now. From a diplomatic point of view, it is clear that South Korea can maintain a balanced posture in the great power game, but the result is that it has to be one-sided, so that South Korea will not only not be able to profit from it, but also face the embarrassment of being harvested by the United States. It can be expected that even if Yoon Suk-yeol will not be impeached and removed from office this time, it is almost impossible for Yoon Suk-yeol to be re-elected in the next general election.
And Yoon Suk-yeol's example is actually a wake-up call for all pro-American countries around the world. That is, in order to cater to hegemony and go against one's own national interests, it will not be recognized by the people after all, and all-round pro-US behavior is doomed to a tragic end. In addition to South Korea, the upset of the ruling party in Canada's recent local elections and the rise of right-wing parties in Europe have clearly exposed this problem. The global political landscape in the next few years will inevitably develop towards a trend of white-hot competition between major powers and a conservative stance for small countries.