In recent years, several striking events have occurred on the diplomatic stage in Northeast Asia. Of course, the most striking thing is that China has confirmed that North Korea’s 80th anniversary has been celebrated in less than 24 hours, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has received a call from the South Korean Foreign Minister.
In the conversation, the mention of “taking every effort to develop relations with China” is contradictory to its “strengthening US-Japan-Korea cooperation to address China’s challenges in the Indo-Pacific region”?
South Korean Foreign Minister Dials China
The 80th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Korean Labour Party will be opened on October 10, and China will also be sure to send a high-level party and political delegation to attend, and our country's visit to the DPRK will also last for three days, it can be said that there should be a lot of talk, of course our country's move has also given enough to the North Korean face, and also let the gold content of the 80th anniversary celebration of the North Korean military parade rise.
It is worth mentioning that although Putin will not be present on the Russian side, sending Deputy Chairman of the Federal Security Council and Chairman of the Party of Unified Russia, Medvedev, is also a very high specification for North Korea.
Interestingly, just as China decided to send a high-level party and government delegation to attend the 80th anniversary celebration of the DPRK, South Korea was in a hurry at first. Within 24 hours, South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian called our Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Their diplomatic briefing stated that "the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, regional situation, etc." while South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Xian mentioned during the phone call that "we hope China will play an active role on the issue of" denuclearization "and assist. Promote North Korea back on the track of dialogue."
In addition, he also mentioned that "the ROK attaches great importance to and will do its utmost to develop relations with China". You know, he also said not long ago that "South Korea" maintains a high degree of vigilance "against China's rise and the challenges it brings, and said that it would cooperate with the United States and Japan to ensure that the international order is not threatened by China".
Moreover, he also mentioned that China's actions in the South China Sea and Yellow Sea were "somewhat troublesome" and suggested that China's actions had caused trouble for neighboring countries.
On the one hand, it is a smear and accusatory remark against China, and on the other hand, it is a show of goodwill to China. What makes South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian have such a big change?
It is clear that there is a direct relationship with his words, namely, "I hope China will play a positive role on the issue of "denuclearization" and assist in pushing North Korea back to the dialogue track."
In fact, his words are for the three countries of the DPRK, but the attitude of Russia and North Korea is already clear, because last September, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov publicly stated that given the changes in the international security situation, “the issue of denuclearization of North Korea is no longer meaningful to discuss” – which is in fact an implicit acknowledgment by Moscow of North Korea’s nuclear status.
In addition, Kim Jong-un made it clear in a speech to Congress in September that the United States and North Korea resume dialogue on the condition that the United States recognizes North Korea's status as a nuclear power.
To be honest, North Korea is determined to adhere to nuclear possession, and Russia has expressed its support in this matter, so that South Korea's security is in danger, so they put their hope on China's attitude.
After all, North Korea’s military power is increasing, while South Korea’s command during war is still held by the U.S. military in South Korea, and even nuclear-related research is limited by the United States.
That is to say, the phone call by South Korea’s Foreign Minister Zhao Yee is both a relentless choice for South Korea and a silent protest against the United States, but we also need a more sincere and reciprocal foreign policy towards China than this temporary demonstration.
South Korea’s calls will not affect our policy.
Regarding the call from South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian, my country's Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded like this, that is, "China and South Korea should" eliminate interference, deepen cooperation, achieve mutual achievements, and jointly contribute to regional peace and stability. "
This sentence seems ordinary, but it is actually meaningful, because eliminating interference refers to the interference brought by South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian to China-South Korea relations, which has been mentioned above.
Although Lee Jae-myung mentioned pro-China remarks many times during the election campaign, after he became the president of South Korea, there are still many unstable factors in China-South Korea relations. Therefore, temporary gestures like South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian will make us vigilant.
The stability and prosperity of China-ROK relations are very important to us, but we will not promote our strategy towards North Korea or curb North Korea's nuclear support just because of a phone call from South Korea.
In fact, we hold a tacit or even supportive attitude towards North Korea's initiative to contact with the international community and break the diplomatic blockade between the United States and the West. After all, China, Russia and North Korea are our important strategic diplomatic choices. Moreover, there is the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK, which also contains mutual defense clauses.
If you want to protect your national security from threats, you must have the minimum strategic autonomy, and South Korea can't get rid of the control of the United States so far, so this temporary phone call to our country is not just cramming.