Hong Kong media: Seoul needs to be independent of China

Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" July 22 article, original topic: South Korea's Indo -Pacific strategy will "imitate" the United States to curb China's influence in the region? Analysts believe that as the United States and China compete for hegemony in India, South Korea needs to formulate a suitable strategy. Earlier, South Korean President Yin Xiyue revealed a plan to formulate a strategic framework for South Korea's Indo -Pacific, which may indicate that South Korea's policy will change significantly. South Korea also stated that it will participate in the Indo -Pacific Economic Framework, which is headed by the United States to fight against China in the region.

"In the context of the increasing competition between the United States and China and the reorganization of order in the Indo -Pacific region, we really have to think deeply about how to find our own position." Jin Shangpei, a professor of international political science at the National University of Seoul, said that the former president Wen Zaiyin The government's regional policy "New Southern Policy" only includes Southeast Asian countries, but "in the past few months, we seem to be getting closer to the United States and further away from China." Professor Kim said at the event held by the Institute of Foreign Economic Policy in South Korea this week: "But we need to consider how to build a three -dimensional structure in a wider perspective. Only by carrying out such thinking can we put forward our own Indo -Pacific strategy and It's just imitating the strategy of the United States. "

Quan Zaicheng (Yin), another international political professor at the National University of Seoul, said that Wen Zaiyin's "New Southern Policy" has tried to minimize the containment of China in the safety field. But March this year said that the Indo -Pacific strategic framework was obviously intended to curb China.

With other intimate allies in the United States, Japan, Australia, the European Union, etc. have long followed the United States and announced their respective India and Pacific policies and strategies. The United States rather than China. In this regard, analysts emphasized that South Korea could not "reject" China in the Indo -Pacific strategy like the United States. "China is a very important country in South Korea, not only in terms of economy, but also in terms of security related to North Korea." Professor Quan said, "Because cooperation with China is also vital to us, our Indo -Pacific strategy must also be with This match is very important. We need to really consider whether China should be mentioned in our Indian strategic framework. Whether it is misunderstandings or we intentionally do it, this will be regarded as the (South Korea) government to China to China Policies with the United States. "

The Ministry of Commerce of China emphasized the "toughness and potential of economic and trade cooperation between the two sides" this week. In the first half of this year, China and South Korea's bilateral trade reached US $ 184.25 billion, a year -on -year increase of 9.4%. The two countries have launched the second phase of negotiations to enhance the China -Korea Free Trade Agreement. China said that no matter what framework arrangements, they should be tolerant and open, rather than discriminating against him; they should promote the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain, rather than damage and split the global market. Author Erika Na, Cui Xiaodong)

- END -