On the surface, he went to Korea to participate in the APEC summit, but looked closely at Trump¡¯s visiting route, from Malaysia to Japan, and then to South Korea, turning a big circle around China.

Therefore, Trump's visit to South Korea this time is definitely more than just talking about business. Japan and South Korea are both important parts of the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. Especially in the context of the current intensified game between China and the United States, Trump will inevitably require these two countries to cooperate geopolitically with the United States to contain China.

First of all, sanae takaichi, a right-wing politician who implemented Abe's line, came to power, and it is likely to take a tough stance against China, giving Trump a reassurance. The situation in South Korea is not so optimistic. Lee Jae-myung is a pragmatic. He insists on his position on the China issue and may not cooperate with the policy of the United States.

Before Trump arrived in South Korea, Lee was interviewed by U.S. media agency Bloomberg, saying the scandals in front of him.

1. The world is currently divided into two camps, one led by the United States and the other led by China. South Korea is located between these two camps geographically and economically. It is like being between two millstones, with its arms pulled by the United States and China respectively.

2. South Korea's strategy is to emphasize the South Korea-US alliance and trilateral cooperation between South Korea-US, Japan and Japan on security issues, while at the same time it does not want to sever relations with China or engage in excessive confrontation.

However, the Bloomberg reporter didn't seem satisfied with his answer, and asked another question to sow discord. Earlier, China imposed sanctions on five subsidiaries in the United States, including Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd., and asked Lee Jae-myung if he thought this was unfair. Are you worried that other Korean companies will be targeted?

In fact, the reason why China sanctioned Hanwha is that in the middle of this month, the United States began to implement a 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding fields, and Hanwha and other companies assisted the United States in conducting investigations into China. Of course, China must carry out corresponding countermeasures.

In this regard, Li Zaiming said that this is just a way for China to exert pressure. South Korea will continue to adhere to its basic position of emphasizing relations with the United States while striving to maintain good relations with China. In any case, South Korea will not confront China directly.

Before Trump's visit to South Korea, Lee said the scandal was in the forefront, strengthening cooperation between the United States and South Korea is possible, but it is not possible for South Korea to cooperate with the United States and China's confrontation.

In fact, Li in Ming has been more pragmatic on the issue of China. Previously, Yin Ziyang shouted "Taiwan has something to do with Korea", and was criticized by Li in Ming: It is China, what does it have to do with South Korea?

In the past, some anti-Chinese forces in South Korea held anti-Chinese rallies in places where Chinese tourists were concentrated. Lee in Ming also outraged them for damaging South Korea's image, affecting South Korea's tourism industry, and strongly said that further harassment would be forced.

Li Ziming has a thorough view of the current world situation. There are two main reasons why he is unwilling to follow the footsteps of the United States and confront China:

First, geopolitically, as Lee said, South Korea is between China and the United States, once involved in the conflict between China and the United States, South Korea is likely to act as a cannon. Moreover, South Korea itself also has problems with relations with North Korea, China has a huge influence on this issue, can greatly safeguard the stability of the situation in Northeast Asia. If South Korea chooses to confront China, its own security will be greatly threatened.

Second, economically, South Korea has a heavy dependence on China. On the market side, China is South Korea's largest trading partner, accounting for more than 20% of South Korea's total exports, involving key industries such as semiconductors, automobiles, and electronic products. On the supply side, the rare earth and lithium battery industries controlled by China directly affect the lifeblood of South Korea's economy. South Korea doesn't have the capital to confront China at all, and choosing to confront will only hit itself with blood.

Of course, Lee also had to face the political crackdown in South Korea, and because of historical reasons, the South Korean people generally supported the Korean-American alliance, believing that the United States was an important guarantee for South Korea's security.

In particular, after Li putting his political opponent Yin Xi Jinping in jail, his supporters were seriously discontented and continued to hype on the Chinese issue, criticizing Li on China's "weak diplomacy", trying to label him "pro-China" and politically strike him.

Li has had to balance the feelings of the domestic people, and being too close to China will affect the support rate of its political parties.

As the leader of the country, Lee made a very clever choice. Both with the two sides of the gameined friendly relations and safeguarded the national interests. At the same time, the scandal was said in the forefront, so that the two sides understood their difficulties. The way to survive in the small country is not to choose the sidelines, but to make both sides of the game understand that the cost of their own sidelines far exceeds the discomfort of being trapped in the middle of the "mole".

In fact, South Korea has already had a real reference, that is, the Philippine President Marcos. He followed the "Pro-American resistance" policy after he came to power, serving as a gamble of the United States, and continuously provoking in the South China Sea issue. But the ultimate result? Each provocation of the Philippines has not been cheap, but also prompted China to safeguard its interests in the South China Sea with a more firm determination, and strengthened the control of the islands in the South China Sea.

Therefore, no matter who comes to power in South Korea, as long as he is smart enough, he will likely make the same choice as Li Zai-ming. What South Korea needs to do is not to alienate China, but to let the United States understand the price South Korea will pay if it confronts China.