Yoon's Diplomacy with Kishida and Biden

One step to Korean War 2.0 and Two steps to Hot Sino-American War?(3)

 

Dr. Joseph H. Chung (정희수), Professor of Economics in Montreal (UQAM)

 

(지난 호에 이어)

  

 

Trade Sanctions

 

In 2019, Japan reacted violently against the Korean Supreme Court's ruling ordering Japanese corporations who practiced labour slavery to pay the victims of labour slavery. And Japan imposed trade sanctions by restricting the exports to Korea of vital chemical product needed for the production of chips, smart phone and TVs.

 

Yoon announced before the summit that Japan would remove the trade sanction. But Japan said that it would consider the matter Yoon did not protest.

 

Dokto/Takeshima Island

 

There was the question of Dokto/Takeshima Island. The legal status of the Island has been the thorny issue ever since WWII. There are ample proofs that Tokto is a Korean territory. But Japan has been arguing that it is its territory usually before major elections.

 

For Koreans, Tokto Island is sacred. If Japan insists that it is its territory, Koreans are ready to go to war against Japan.

 

Thus, Tokto Island is a very delicate issue for Japan and Korea. In the past, when Japan mentions at bilateral meetings, Korean delegate reacted very strongly. 

 

The Japanese media, including NHK reported that the issue of Dokto was discussed, but Yoon did not protest. The presidential office of Korea denies such discussion having taken place.

 

But, Koreans are nervous about the hidden agreement which might have been produced. When Japan put the Tokto issue on the table, the Korea delegation usually leave the meeting room. But Yoon was drinking whisky smiling with Kishida.

 

Japan went much further. Japan completely ignored the pride of Koreans by putting, in the school history text book, the statement that Dokto is a Japanese territory few days after the Yoon-Kishida summit. This episode is serious enough to impeach Yoon.

 

 

Fukushima Sea Foods

 

Japanese sources reported that Japan asked Yoon to remove the imports restriction of Fukushima's contaminated (radioactive) marine products to Korea. Yoon is reported to have promised to consider the possibility.

 

In all the seven issues, Korea has gained nothing and gave everything to Japan. The summit was major victory to Japan and miserable defeat of Korea.

 

2.2 Kishida's Gift to Yoo

 

Kishida gave nothing beneficial to Korea. What Kishida gave was the bilateral military alliance between Japan and Korea, although it was not declared.

 

It is by no means a gift beneficial to Korea. On the contrary, it means the possibility of forcing ROK armed forces to join the Japan-North Korea war and Sino-American war involving Taiwan.

 

It is not a gift given to Korea; it is a curse to Korea. Thus, Yoon got nothing form his summit with Kishida, but he gave everything to justify the Japanese colonialism and allowing Japan to consider re-colonizing Korea and Asia.

 

 

3. Yoon-Biden Summit

 

The Yoon-Kishida summit was the preparation session for the Yoon-Biden session. The outcome of this session was the undeclared Japan-ROK military alliance on the one hand, and, on the other, the integration of ROK into the Indo-Pacific Strategy of Tokyo-Washington.

 

This means, in more practical terms, the integration of ROK strategic high technology including chips, batteries, electric cars, and AI into the American value chain on the one hand and, on the other, the integration of ROK military forces in the U.S.-led military coalition deployed in the coming Sino-American war involving Taiwan.

 

In return, Yoon has asked Biden to protect his government and his family against angry South Korean people and the threat of North Korea.

 

The results of the Yoon-Biden summit may be measured in terms of Yoon's gifts given to Biden on the one hand and, on the other, Biden's gift given to Yoon.

 

3.1 Yoon's Gift to Biden

 

 The following is the list of Yoon's gift to Biden

• Anti-Russia Behaviour

• Anti China Statement

• ROK Companies' Investments in the U.S.

• ROK Integration into Japan-U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS)

• Japan-Korea-U.S. Military Alliance (JKUS)

 

Anti-Russia Behavior

 

Prior to Yoon's departure, the U.S. CIA spied on the conversation among high-ranking presidential advisors of Yoon talking about the shipment of 330,000 155mm artillery munitions to Germany which will be eventually shipped to Ukraine leading to the prolongation of the war imposing heavy burden on Russia.

 

Vladimir Putin is quite upset, and he may take measure which will create several punitive measures taken by Russia including the violence against more than 100,000 Koreans living in Russia, expulsion of Korean firms, trade sanction against South Korea and even military threat by sending up-to date military arms to North Korea.

 

This decision of Yoon may please Biden, but it may cost a lot to ROK.

 

Anti-China Statements

 

Before he left for Washington, Yoon made two statements about Taiwan during the interview with the Reuters. These statements have greatly angered China.

 

Yoon said :"The issue of Taiwan is a global problem." This statement implies that Yoon does not recognize the One-China policy, which the whole world including the U.S. recognizes. (다음 호에 계속)

 

 

 

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