Source: The Bowl
Japan has Japanese tricks, South Korea has Korean tricks.
After all, like the Japanese prime minister, High Market Morning Sun, laughing and jumping in front of Trump, holding his arms and watching the ball, the right-handed South Korean president, Li Wei Ming, really can't do it.
But it doesn’t matter, Koreans have their own way.
Look at Lee Jae-myung's reception of Trump on October 29th, three interesting little details.
First detail, gold tie.
Rarely, Lee was wearing a golden tie.
Why gold? Simply put, Trump likes it best.
If the commander likes it, then South Korea will do it hard.
Lee hosted Trump’s lunch in Ming and ended with a “golden cake” dessert.
The second detail is the infinite medal.
Another gold medal.
According to South Korea's explanation, this is still the highest honor in South Korea, and Trump became the first President of the United States to receive this honor.
Trump was delighted and regretted: “It’s unparalleled, I really want to wear it right away.”
The third detail, the golden crown.
This is also one of the most astonishing details in the world.Americans have continuously launched demonstrations to “don’t want a king,” while South Korea has sent a true crown to Trump.
This is an unearthed replica of the crown of the Kingdom of Silla. The Washington Post noted that Trump was staring at the crown closely, and a South Korean official next to him explained that the crown "symbolizes the combination of destiny and kingship, as well as the strong leadership and authority of the leader..."
Although Americans protested constantly, Trump did not shy away from forwarding a video of himself wearing a crown. The South Koreans even more liked him. You will definitely like this crown.
I have to say that the Koreans are very careful.
I see that many foreign media outlets believe that South Koreans do so in the hope of favoring Trump and obtaining concessions from the United States in tariff negotiations.
But what about the results?
The United States does not need a minute.
In South Korea, Trump is pleased to announce that the US and South Korea are basically finishing a trade deal — the United States agreed to lower South Korean tariffs from 25% to 15%, but at the cost of South Korea investing at least $350 billion in the United States.
Of the $350 billion project, South Korea invested $200 billion in cash and $150 billion in shipbuilding. South Korean officials said the investment ceiling was $20 billion annually to minimize the impact on the market.
It's hard to do it for South Korea.
Because it is Korean investment, but the money is South Korea, the dominant power is the United States, the increase is American employment, the main gain is also to the United States, the loss of South Korea itself bears, more is to send money.
But South Korea has no choice. Japan, its neighboring country, has invested US$550 billion; if South Korea loses less, Trump will not agree.
Lee also hesitated to disclose that the two sides had not yet reached an agreement on “the methods of investment, the amount of investment, the timetable and how losses and gains should be distributed – all of which.”
“The United States will, of course, try to maximize its own interests, but it will not have catastrophic consequences for South Korea.”
Please note: catastrophic effects!
But from the current outcome, even if the gold medal and the golden crown were sent, Trump's backbone still hit the bang, even if it was a catastrophic impact, the Koreans could only do so.
In international relations, sometimes behind humble gestures lies the unspeakable price of dignity and interests of a nation.
So, we see, a very interesting phenomenon: South Korean leaders enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. president and praised Trump; South Korean people were vigorously protesting South Korean concessions, shouting “Don’t want a king.”
Koreans are anxious.
Such massive concessions, without mentioning South Korea's national dignity, $35 billion in huge spending, wasted the South Korean industry, damaging South Korean people's livelihoods.
Don't forget, not long ago, the American police raided Korean enterprises in the United States, took away a large number of Koreans like prisoners, and handcuffed them in full view of the public, which shocked Koreans: they went to create jobs for Americans, but were humiliated by Americans like this!
Kwon British, former presidential candidate of South Korea's Democratic Workers 'Party, said bitterly at the protest rally: "Leaders and governments around the world are busy flattery Trump and doing everything they can to show diplomatic charm just to persuade him to reduce U.S. tariffs by a few percentage points, this is simply ridiculous."
Is there less absurdity in this world?
Finally what do you think?
It's completely my personal opinion, and it doesn't represent any organization. Three superficial opinions.
First, Li Ziming is still far behind the early seedlings in Gaoshi.
Although he tried his best to please Trump, to be realistic, Lee Lee emerged earlier than Minggao in terms of winning Trump's favor, and he was really far behind.
We can all see clearly from Trump's body language.
Goldman Sachs initiatively grabbed his hand, Trump was very pleased; Lee sent him a tribute, but Trump was still unhappy at lunch.
From this perspective, the United States is undoubtedly more biased towards Japan when it comes to Japan and South Korea.
If Trump were to know that Lee had also delivered such a speech in Ming, it would be estimated to be even more explosive.
At the APEC Summit, Lee said: “The words ‘cooperation’, ‘coexistence’ and ‘inclusive growth’ seem empty, but it is in this crisis that the role of APEC as a platform for solidarity is increasingly highlighted.”
Li Ziming is right, but the key is, does Trump agree?
Second, good intentions may not be unable to draw water from a bamboo basket.
Japan's US$550 billion and South Korea's US$350 billion. What will the final result be?
I see that many Japanese people have a premonition that it is ominous, and some people accuse it. It is entirely the generosity of the country and the favor of the United States.
After all, this money is also the hard-earned money of the Japanese. Some Japanese netizens scolded: Seeing Japan's concessions, the burden is heavy enough to sink Japan for half a century.
This is not what I said, this is what the Japanese themselves said.
The game between nations is never a sincere mindset, but often a cold balance of interests and strength.
From this perspective, in this unjust world, not every country has the strength and confidence to say no to U.S. bullying and thus resolutely defend the dignity and interests of the country.
After all, the spring has gone, the flowers have fallen again, but their pain is empty with heart and suffering, what should they ultimately describe?
Third, the international landscape is undergoing major fissures.
The world has not changed in a hundred years, and there is another Trump, and we are truly witnessing history.
How much hard work in the world is, in the end, only one abandoned piece in the other national chess team.
Too much of the world is cold, which makes people feel filled with emotion.
Not to mention anything else, let's talk about Canada. Canada watched helplessly as the United States and Japan and South Korea had a good time drinking, but Canada, once the closest to it, was abandoned and was constantly hit by Trump.
Trump made it clear that he had no time to meet Canadian Prime Minister Carney during the APEC summit in South Korea.
I read the report that Japan has also told Canada that Takashi Takashi is too busy to arrange a meeting with Carney...