At the end of the trip, Wang Yi left New York, and before leaving, he gave Korea 3 sentences, and Yoon Seok-yue's polls fell. Wang Yi's meeting with the Korea Foreign Minister on the last day of his trip to the United States to attend the UN General Assembly reflects the current state of China-South Korea relations. What is the meaning of the three sentences sent to the ROK before leaving, and what kind of attitude does the Chinese side express?
With the grand opening of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the global diplomatic arena has once again become the focus. Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with foreign ministers of many countries and had in-depth exchanges during his busy schedule. In fact, China's foreign ministers' frequent meetings with foreign ministers reflect China's growing international influence and the importance it attaches to international diplomacy.
On the one hand, it is to broaden the space for cooperation, strengthen economic cooperation with countries in various regions, and seek the future path of China's economic development. On the other hand, it is also aimed at easing relations with relevant countries and safeguarding the overall peace and stability of the world in the face of the increasingly tense international security situation, reflecting China's responsibility and responsibility as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Just before leaving New York at the end of the UN General Assembly, Wang Yi chose to meet with Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tei-yeol on the last day of the trip, that is, on September 28, which sent an unusual signal. You know, during the week-long UN General Assembly, which lasted from September 22 to September 28, not only Korea was scheduled for the last day, but even the meeting with United States Secretary of State Blinken was scheduled at a later time, which may reflect China's different focus in the diplomatic field.
In other words, this may have a lot to do with the recent frost in U.S.-China relations and the stability of China-South Korea relations. After all, at present, Sino-US relations are cold and contradictions are difficult to bridge. And now that the relationship between China and Korea is based on stability, there is no rush for a while, so it can also be put aside for a while.
Of course, this does not mean that China-South Korea relations are not important, but the opposite is true, as can be seen from the conversation between Wang Yi and Zhao Duilie. According to Yonhap News Agency, the foreign ministers of China and South Korea conducted a comprehensive exchange on the regional situation and bilateral relations during the 45-minute in-depth conversation, and reached a consensus that they plan to continue to strengthen high-level interaction and strive to achieve substantive cooperation results in many international forums such as the APEC leaders' informal meeting in November this year and next year.
It is worth noting that this is the third meeting between the two foreign ministers in just over four months. During the meeting, Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tei-yeol personally expressed to the Chinese side his willingness to take the opportunity of the APEC leaders' informal meeting in November to promote the meeting between the leaders of China and the ROK. At the same time, the Korea side has sent an invitation letter to the Chinese side in advance to participate in the APEC summit to be held in Korea next year, and expressed Korea President Yoon Seok-yue's strong desire to meet with Chinese leaders. In view of China's readiness to participate in the APEC leaders' informal meeting held in United States last year, it is expected that the meeting hosted by Korea next year will also welcome high-level participation from China.
You know, in the current context of United States actively building anti-China "small groups", it is necessary for China to take this opportunity to expand the circle of diplomatic friends, and the APEC leaders' informal meeting will bring together the leaders of more than 20 countries and become an important focus on the international political stage, which is undoubtedly an opportunity for China. However, for the future direction of China-South Korea relations, it is not unimpeded, and the United States is the biggest obstacle. In this regard, Wang Yi gave the South Korean side three sentences before leaving, which are worthy of careful consideration by the South Korean side.
First of all, Wang Yi clearly pointed out that China and the ROK have close economic ties and intertwined interests, which is the role of market laws and is in line with the common interests of the two countries. This sentence seems to be calm, but in fact, it is a "preventive shot" for the South Korean side in advance, reminding it not to follow the example of the European Union and Canada, and follow in the footsteps of United States to impose trade protectionism and unilateral restrictive measures on Chinese companies.
Second, Wang Yi said that China is willing to support the ROK in hosting next year's APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting to promote regional economic integration. This statement is an "olive branch" to the ROK, indicating that in the context of a virtuous circle of relations between the two countries, China hopes to actively improve bilateral relations and promote regional economic development.
Finally, Wang Yi stressed that the deployment of United States medium-range missiles in the region to undermine regional peace and stability is not in the interests of regional countries. This sentence undoubtedly expounds China's bottom line, that is, there can be no chaos on the Korean Peninsula, and China firmly opposes all acts that are not conducive to regional peace and stability. In particular, the Philippines is a lesson from the dangerous behavior of United States deploying medium-range missiles, and China is warning the Yoon Seok-yue government not to follow in Marcos's footsteps.
Recently, a poll released by a Korea polling agency showed that Korea President Yoon Seok-yue's approval rate for his administration was only 25.8%, the lowest record since he took office, and the negative rating was as high as 70.8%. The decline in Yoon Seok-yue's poll data fully reflects that blindly following the pace of United States and disregarding the interests of the people and the country will not lead to good results. The South Korean side still needs to rein in the precipice and do it for itself!