Marcos’s lattice-like alliance system ‘rule-based’ freedom exclusion Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘freedom value-based’ gap

Marcos’s lattice-like alliance system ‘rule-based’ freedom exclusion Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘freedom value-based’ gap

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The gap was confirmed when President Marcos of the Philippines excluded ‘freedom’ from the ‘rule-based’ of the lattice-like alliance system, and President Yoon Seok-yeol added ‘free unification’ and ‘value-based’ of ‘democratic market economy’ based on ‘freedom’ through multilateral diplomacy.

In a summit statement on the 7th, President Marcos said, “In a situation where the geopolitical environment is becoming increasingly complex, we must work together to achieve prosperity for the peoples of both countries and promote a rules-based order governed by international law,” AP reported.

In a joint press conference, President Yoon said, “President Marcos expressed support for our August 15 Unification Doctrine and shared my view that a unified Korean Peninsula of freedom, peace, and prosperity would contribute to world peace and prosperity.”

President Yoon continued, “The Philippines, which shares the values ​​of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law with the Republic of Korea, is also a key partner country in implementing our government’s Korea-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) solidarity plan and the Indo-Pacific strategy,” and unilaterally announced that the “strategic relationship” in the agreement should be defined as “democracy and market economy,” adding “market economy” and even “freedom.”

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President Marcos responded by deleting “freedom” and announcing that “the Philippines welcomes Korea’s efforts to promote peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.”

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The joint statement of the Korea-Philippines summit uniquely divided the relationship between the two countries into three periods: 1. “Development of the common values ​​of freedom, peace, prosperity, and aspirations” after the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1949; 2. “Based on sacrifices for democracy, sovereignty, and freedom” in the war of 1950-53; and 3. “Upgrading the relationship to a strategic partnership of substantive cooperation.” President Yoon stated that it was an “agreement on democracy and market economy.”

The Philippines, the US, and Japan reached an agreement on April 12 to “grid diplomacy” in the “Multi-layered structure to respond to China’s complex system” in the Indo-Pacific region, in the “Maritime Democracy, Security, and Economy” at the trilateral summit.

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke of “expanding the network” of security and economic alliances in the Indo-Pacific at his first summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on April 11, and the White House announced on the 12th that it would establish a “grid system.”

White House officials told the AP that the goal was to send a clear signal that the Democratic administration was determined to build a “grid” of alliances in the Indo-Pacific even as it grapples with the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared on the 11th that “multi-layered cooperation” is essential for the future of the region at the trilateral summit.

The lattice-like alliance system of the US Biden administration is a ‘lattice-like alliance’ strategy that links the relationships between US allies like a lattice, thereby reducing the role of the US or strengthening security solidarity among allies without the US. In the value-based multilateral alliance, Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, and Australia, which are deeply involved in economic cooperation with China, are directly connected to this.

President Yoon told the AP on the 6th, just before his Southeast Asian tour, that “North Korea’s recent disclosure of its nuclear facilities appears to be an attempt to draw the attention of the United States and the international community ahead of the U.S. presidential election next month,” and that “the international community will never tolerate North Korea’s display of nuclear power.” On the 4th, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced, “If North Korea provokes, we sternly warn that that day will be the day the Kim Jong-un regime ends,” and “We make it clear that our strategic and military goals are not for our fellow North Koreans, but for Kim Jong-un alone,” signaling to the U.S. that “independent military operations are possible.”

Refer to <US-Japan-Philippines Summit ‘Lattice-like Multi-layered Security’ Yoon Seok-yeol’s Exclusion of NATO, Support for North Korea-Japan Summit, April 12, 2024>