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South Korean president backs US war plans in summit with Biden
South Korean President Moon Jae-in traveled to Washington last week for a summit with US President Joe Biden. The meeting on Friday was Moon’s first trip abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as well as Biden’s second in-person summit with a foreign leader, following Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s visit in April. Biden’s emphasis on US alliances with Japan and South Korea at the beginning of his term is indicative of Washington’s growing war preparations aimed at China.
Couched in the empty terms of adherence to “democratic norms, human rights, and the rule of law at home and abroad,” the summit’s purpose was to shore up the military alliance between Washington and Seoul. Under former President Donald Trump, Washington sharply ratcheted up tensions with Beijing over Taiwan by increasingly calling into question the “One China” policy, which the Biden administration has only intensified.
South Korea seeks to appease China
Posted : 2021-05-25 16:21
Updated : 2021-05-26 10:15
From left, Industry and Trade Minister Moon Sung-wook, Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol enter a briefing room of the foreign ministry in Seoul, Tuesday, for an online joint briefing on the results of last week s summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden. Yonhap
By Kang Seung-woo
The government has stepped up efforts to prevent any fallout from President Moon Jae-in s summit with U.S. President Joe Biden adversely affecting South Korea s ties with China, with the foreign minister saying their post-summit statement touching on Taiwan was theoretical and principled.
South Korea seeks to appease China
Posted : 2021-05-25 16:21
Updated : 2021-05-25 16:24 From left, Industry and Trade Minister Moon Sung-wook, Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol enter a briefing room of the foreign ministry in Seoul, Tuesday, for an online joint briefing on the results of last week s summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden. Yonhap
By Kang Seung-woo
The government has stepped up efforts to prevent any fallout from President Moon Jae-in s summit with U.S. President Joe Biden adversely affecting South Korea s ties with China, with the foreign minister saying their post-summit statement touching on Taiwan was theoretical and principled.
The Indo-Pacific focus of the Biden-Moon joint statement was notable.
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May 24, 2021
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The May 21 summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden represents a significant step forward, not just in strengthening the bilateral alliance, but in pulling South Korea further in alignment with the United States’ broader strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. Although Seoul is often caught in the middle when it comes to Beijing and Washington’s power plays in the region, the Biden administration has been increasingly successful at bringing South Korea closer to America’s side.
This was reflected in the careful wording of the summit’s joint statement, a large portion of which directly addressed issues concerning the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy. Early on, the statement explicitly mentions both countries’ common interests in the region: “The significance of the U.S.-ROK relationship extends far beyond the Korean Peninsula: it is groun