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Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with US

South Korea’s balancing act will test Biden’s plan to get tough with China Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty When the South Korean president goes to Washington DC on Friday, his discussions with Joe Biden about China will test the limits of the US president’s rhetoric to “work with [its] allies to hold China accountable”. It will also exhibit the dilemma faced by middle-sized powers such as South Korea. © Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Observers say it is unlikely South Korea will go as far ...

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The Domestic Politics of Suga’s China Stance At the Biden-Suga summit, strong language on China, including a notable mention of Taiwan, was tempered by Suga’s precarious situation at home. By April 19, 2021 President Joe Biden, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, walks from the Oval Office to speak at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Advertisement There was a distinct difference in tone between the subtle language Japan used about Taiwan in Washingto...

~ Millions of people in South Korea have expressed frustration at the way their country has been run by their liberal President, Moon Jae In. They have dealt his ruling Democratic party a crushing defeat in this week’s elections and chosen conservative mayors for Seoul and South Korea’s second biggest city, Busan. Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party will return as Seoul’s mayor after a break of ten years, while in Busan, another candidate of the PPP’s, Park Hyung-joon, won convincingly. In response, the leadership team of the Democratic Party is set to resign – including the prime ...