Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘transition to the Pacific’ North Korea-US North Korea-Japan summit mistake allowed
President Yoon Seok-yeol made a strategic mistake by allowing the North Korea-Japan summit and diplomatic negotiations by turning South Korea into a “Pacific country” in the Camp David Agreement.
On the 18th, a joint statement by the heads of Korea, the US and Japan stated, "We will closely cooperate with the Pacific Islands Forum, a leading consultative body in the region, in accordance with the Pacific method." We will continue to adhere to,” confirming North Korea-U.S. negotiations and North Korea-Japan diplomatic negotiations.
On the 16th, right before the trilateral summit, a Chinese representative attended an international defense ministers meeting of 27 Pacific countries hosted by the US held in Fiji in the Pacific Ocean, confirming mutual approaches in the security confrontation between the two superpowers in the region.
At the same time, Samantha Power, director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), visited Papua New Guinea and Fiji, two of the largest countries in the Pacific Islands, to open her first office there.
"Beijing will express its concerns and dissatisfaction on the one hand, but on the other hand it will continue to observe the cracks in the alliance," Zhao Ming Hao, a professor at Fudan University's Institute of International Studies, told the New York Times on the 19th.
The NYT said, “Beijing provided economic incentives by increasing Chinese overseas tourists visiting Japan until this month. This strategy emphasizes the economic influence of China, Japan and South Korea's top trading partner. It also reminds us of the possibility that China will retaliate with economic measures.
President Yoon adhered to the strategies of 'supporting North Korea on the premise of denuclearization' and 'stronger military pressure against missile provocations', but in this Camp David summit statement, "Our firm support for ASEAN centrality and solidarity, and ASEAN-led regional structure" “We will continue to maintain our stance on dialogue with North Korea without preconditions,” they agreed.
The trilateral joint statement read, “We jointly adhere to the commitment to complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions. We will continue to adhere to our stance on dialogue with North Korea without preconditions," and instead of inserting President Yoon's 'denuclearization of North Korea', we will switch to 'denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with the Security Council resolution' to divert attention from the US and Japan's approach to North Korea. It made 'denuclearization' excluded.
As for the “denuclearization through a Security Council resolution” specified in the joint statement, “dialogue” with international organizations takes precedence, so an “unconditional summit” with the US, Japan and North Korea is possible.
“General Xu Qiling, Deputy Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Chinese Central Military Commission, is leading the Chinese delegation at the annual Indo-Pacific Defense Chiefs Meeting,” the Fiji government said in a statement at an international defense ministers meeting on the 16th. Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the Command, and Major General John Rogavatu Kaluniwai, Commander of Fiji Forces, will host a meeting attended by 27 countries in the region,” it said on the 16th.
“A Chinese military delegation attended a meeting of defense ministers hosted by the United States in the Pacific Islands nation of Fiji, where Fiji Prime Minister Sitibenny Rabuca called for dialogue and called for the Pacific to become a 'region of peace,'” Reuters reports. The US Indo-Pacific Command and the Chinese Ministry of Defense did not immediately comment on whether a bilateral meeting between the Chinese and US delegations would be held.”
In his opening speech, Minister Rabuca said, “This is an important time for the region and Fiji wants it to become a ‘peace zone’ despite rising geopolitical tensions. Rules-based order is our shield against aggression, and it is our duty to fortify and defend it. Strategic competition can coexist with mutual respect. Only by fostering trust and dialogue can we overcome the complexities of our interconnected world. can do it," he said.
Chinese Defense Minister Li Xiangpu and US Secretary of State Lloyd Austin did not attend a security meeting in Singapore earlier in June, and the Chinese defense minister declined a US offer to meet.
At Camp David, President Yoon signed a joint statement stating that "Korea, the U.S. and Japan, as Indo-Pacific countries, will continue to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific based on respect for international law, common norms, and common values." It was changed to 'Korea is an Indo-Pacific country'.
President Yoon officially announced “denuclearization of North Korea” on the 15th in response to the Camp David Korea-US-Japan Summit, and the US Secretary of State officially announced “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” on the same day, causing mutual conflict.
President Biden proposed an intention to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un without preconditions to discuss the’denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’, NSC Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby told Kyodo News on the 17th.
Prime Minister Kishida proposed an 'unconditional summit' with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un from the day of his inauguration last year.
President Yoon supported the US Republican Party's "denuclearization of North Korea" and began to put the brakes on the Biden Democratic Party's re-election, but at Camp David, he put the shackles of "Security Council resolutions on North Korea hardliners" with the "Pacific State" strategy at Camp David, securing negotiations between North America and Japan. did.
Through the trilateral system, President Yoon is automatically involved in the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia for which no peace treaty has been concluded, allows Dokdo to be marked as Japanese territory, and in accordance with the principle of unification of security terminology in the trilateral system of Korea, the United States and Japan, 'East Sea' ' automatically switched to the US-led 'Sea of Japan'.
At a joint press conference, President Yoon answered the question of 'showing an attitude of understanding the policy of the Kishida government', "Contaminated water treatment must be handled through a transparent process based on science, and we (Korea) have internationally credible IAEA We trust the results of the inspection,”
He ruled out diplomacy by breaking the right to political self-determination.