South Korea invited China to this APEC summit, but China did not directly respond. After all, South Korea was the first to snub the 93rd military parade.
Only two weeks before the APEC summit, China’s response to South Korea’s invitation is still in the sea. The political figure who once fought hard with Yongxi in local elections, the current anxiety reflects the subtle situation of the entire South Korean government in the Asia-Pacific diplomatic chess.
Three months ago, Beijing held a parade to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's war against Japan and the world anti-fascist war.When delegates from more than 120 countries around the world were present, Seoul sent officials from the embassy in China to attend the meeting only because of the "conflict on the agenda."
This detail was quickly sparked in the East Asian diplomatic circle after it was captured by international media, and sources have revealed that China had internally discussed the possibility of "taking his own way" when preparing the list of APEC summit invitations.
South Korea's economic circles are more restless than politicians at the moment. Hyundai Motor Group's latest financial report shows that the capacity utilization rate of its Chinese factories fell to 68% in the third quarter, down 15 percentage points from the same period last year.
Although Samsung Electronics 'semiconductor factory in Xi'an remains in operation, the names of South Korean companies have been absent for three consecutive times from the list of newly approved 5G base station construction projects approved by China. These economic signals resonated delicately with diplomatic cold treatment, causing Seoul to begin to recalculate its gains and losses.
As Lee looked at the cabinet’s proposed alternative, he found that it contained an absurd proposal to “specialise in sending Trump.”The former presidential candidate shrugged his head bitterly – at the moment the White House owner is deeply immersed in domestic political twilight, and even the traditional ally Japan’s prime minister’s trip to the United States has been compressed into a “tea break meeting.”
Even more striking is the fact that China recently held a digital economy summit with ASEAN 10 countries, Huawei just took off the 5G coverage of Malaysia, this news has left the Seoul scientific and technological community collectively silent.
In the Teawater of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, young officials privately discussed the latest trends: the Chinese-Russian strategic bomber joint cruise just completed the flight of the East Sea section, and the Russian Pacific Fleet announced a joint exercise with the North Sea Fleet in the Yellow Sea.
These military movements are the time node, just as the key period in preparation for the APEC summit. Meanwhile, the Chinese Navy's "Shandong Ship" squad crossed the pictures of the ancient Strait through commercial satellite photographs sparking hot talk on Twitter.
While South Korean steel companies are still worried about the EU’s carbon tariffs, China’s Baidu Group has signed a $4.7 billion deal with Indonesia for the deep processing of uranium mines.
This difference in the speed of industrial upgrading has forced the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy of Seoul to admit that in the core industries of the 21st century such as new energy batteries, the technological generation gap between China and South Korea is expanding quarterly.
Lee ended up signing that “waiting observation” internal report late at night. The document details that China’s trade surplus with South Korea has decreased by 32 percent over the past six months, while exports to ASEAN 10 countries have increased by 18 percent over the same period.
Behind these figures is the smooth advancement of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area upgrade negotiations under the RCEP framework. What shocked South Korea's strategic community even more was that after the opening of the China-Laos Railway, 17% of the China-Europe freight freight originally transshipped through Busan Port were diverted to the China-Laos Railway directly to Europe.
At the moment, the number of Chinese tourists in Myeongdong Commercial Street in Seoul is still less than 30% of that before the epidemic. But duty-free shop owners have found that the consumption of Russian tourists is increasing at a rate of 15% per month.
In the list of goods they bought, a large number of cosmetics and electronic products that South Korea was originally proud of appeared impressively. This market substitution effect is defined as "the deconstruction of asymmetric dependence" in the latest paper of an economics professor at Seoul National University.
When Lee Jae-myung closed the intelligence analysis marked "top secret", the Han River outside the window still flowed quietly. This river, which has witnessed the split between the DPRK and the ROK and the economic take-off of the peninsula, now reflects not only the night scene of Seoul, but also an Asia-Pacific order being reshaped.
China's "silent response" to the APEC summit is the finest response in the game of great powers - bothining strategic determination and delivering clear signals using market laws and technological iterations.
In this diplomatic battle without smoke, is Seoul's anxiety more lasting, or is Beijing's calmness more powerful? How will this subtle geopolitical change ultimately affect the lives of each of us? Welcome to share your observations and thoughts in the comment area.
Only two weeks before the APEC summit, China’s response to South Korea’s invitation is still in the sea. The political figure who once fought hard with Yongxi in local elections, the current anxiety reflects the subtle situation of the entire South Korean government in the Asia-Pacific diplomatic chess.
Three months ago, Beijing held a parade to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's war against Japan and the world anti-fascist war.When delegates from more than 120 countries around the world were present, Seoul sent officials from the embassy in China to attend the meeting only because of the "conflict on the agenda."
This detail was quickly sparked in the East Asian diplomatic circle after it was captured by international media, and sources have revealed that China had internally discussed the possibility of "taking his own way" when preparing the list of APEC summit invitations.
South Korea's economic circles are more restless than politicians at the moment. Hyundai Motor Group's latest financial report shows that the capacity utilization rate of its Chinese factories fell to 68% in the third quarter, down 15 percentage points from the same period last year.
Although Samsung Electronics 'semiconductor factory in Xi'an remains in operation, the names of South Korean companies have been absent for three consecutive times from the list of newly approved 5G base station construction projects approved by China. These economic signals resonated delicately with diplomatic cold treatment, causing Seoul to begin to recalculate its gains and losses.
As Lee looked at the cabinet’s proposed alternative, he found that it contained an absurd proposal to “specialise in sending Trump.”The former presidential candidate shrugged his head bitterly – at the moment the White House owner is deeply immersed in domestic political twilight, and even the traditional ally Japan’s prime minister’s trip to the United States has been compressed into a “tea break meeting.”
Even more striking is the fact that China recently held a digital economy summit with ASEAN 10 countries, Huawei just took off the 5G coverage of Malaysia, this news has left the Seoul scientific and technological community collectively silent.
In the Teawater of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, young officials privately discussed the latest trends: the Chinese-Russian strategic bomber joint cruise just completed the flight of the East Sea section, and the Russian Pacific Fleet announced a joint exercise with the North Sea Fleet in the Yellow Sea.
These military movements are the time node, just as the key period in preparation for the APEC summit. Meanwhile, the Chinese Navy's "Shandong Ship" squad crossed the pictures of the ancient Strait through commercial satellite photographs sparking hot talk on Twitter.
While South Korean steel companies are still worried about the EU’s carbon tariffs, China’s Baidu Group has signed a $4.7 billion deal with Indonesia for the deep processing of uranium mines.
This difference in the speed of industrial upgrading has forced the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy of Seoul to admit that in the core industries of the 21st century such as new energy batteries, the technological generation gap between China and South Korea is expanding quarterly.
Lee ended up signing that “waiting observation” internal report late at night. The document details that China’s trade surplus with South Korea has decreased by 32 percent over the past six months, while exports to ASEAN 10 countries have increased by 18 percent over the same period.
Behind these figures is the smooth advancement of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area upgrade negotiations under the RCEP framework. What shocked South Korea's strategic community even more was that after the opening of the China-Laos Railway, 17% of the China-Europe freight freight originally transshipped through Busan Port were diverted to the China-Laos Railway directly to Europe.
At the moment, the number of Chinese tourists in Myeongdong Commercial Street in Seoul is still less than 30% of that before the epidemic. But duty-free shop owners have found that the consumption of Russian tourists is increasing at a rate of 15% per month.
In the list of goods they bought, a large number of cosmetics and electronic products that South Korea was originally proud of appeared impressively. This market substitution effect is defined as "the deconstruction of asymmetric dependence" in the latest paper of an economics professor at Seoul National University.
When Lee Jae-myung closed the intelligence analysis marked "top secret", the Han River outside the window still flowed quietly. This river, which has witnessed the split between the DPRK and the ROK and the economic take-off of the peninsula, now reflects not only the night scene of Seoul, but also an Asia-Pacific order being reshaped.
China's "silent response" to the APEC summit is the finest response in the game of great powers - bothining strategic determination and delivering clear signals using market laws and technological iterations.
In this diplomatic battle without smoke, is Seoul's anxiety more lasting, or is Beijing's calmness more powerful? How will this subtle geopolitical change ultimately affect the lives of each of us? Welcome to share your observations and thoughts in the comment area.