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The diplomatic details are really interesting.
NATO Madrid Summit, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue also went there for the first time. Moreover, Biden also held a tripartite meeting between the United States, Japan and South Korea.
But watching the interaction between Kishida Fumio and Yin Xiyue, it was particularly embarrassing. Yin Xiyue sat on the right side of Biden, and Fumio Kishida sat on the left side of Biden. Anyway, when Yin Xiyue raised his head, Fumio Kishida always lowered his head. When Yin Xiyue looked directly, Fumio Kishida tilted his head again, and Yin Xiyue didn't even get a chance to wink... …
But the boss had to give him some face, so the two old enemies sat awkwardly like this for 25 minutes. But after all, this is the first time since 2017 that the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea have sat together.
Although both South Korea and Japan are allies of the United States, Japan and South Korea are still neighbors separated by a narrow strip of water, but the last time the leaders of the three countries got together was exactly five years ago.
Why?
Because our two neighboring countries have fallen out, the current relationship is "the worst in history."
It is also a historical issue. Korean workers demand compensation, believing that Japan has an unshirkable historical responsibility; but Japan believes that the compensation issue has been resolved long ago, and South Korea is making trouble unreasonably.
has been in trouble for many years, and Japan is very powerful. Anyway, Moon Jae-in never had any real talks with the Japanese Prime Minister until he stepped down. This tripartite meeting was mainly brokered by the United States. The two people sat awkwardly at a table and did not interact during the whole process.
What about two people meeting alone?
South Korea is interested, but the Japanese firmly refuse to agree.
Hits people without slapping them in the face, scolds people without exposing their shortcomings. The international summit attracted everyone's attention, but Japan ignored it and directly left Yin Xiyue in Spain.
Why can't we sit down and talk?
Fumio Kishida has concerns.
According to Japanese analysis, if talks are held with Yin Xiyue now, some Japanese will regard it as weakness and believe that South Korea has won. If South Korea wins, doesn’t that mean Japan loses? So, if you want to meet Yin Xiyue, wait until after the Japanese Senate election.
The only time the two of them faced each other alone this time was said to be at a dinner hosted by the King of Spain. Fumio Kishida and Yin Xiyue chatted for four minutes.
South Korean officials said Yoon Seok-yue told Kishida Fumio that he planned to "resolve outstanding issues between South Korea and Japan as soon as possible" so that the two countries "can move forward in a future-oriented way."
The Japanese version is that Fumio Kishida told Yin Xiyue that he hoped that the other party could restore the "extremely severe relationship" to a "healthy state."
said it well, but it was just a gesture. I haven't seen the relevant photos or videos, but it's most likely that the two people exchanged polite greetings and probably didn't shake hands. But these four minutes should be all that Japan and South Korea have this time.
suddenly remembered that Japan held the G20 summit in 2019. Moon Jae-in, the president of South Korea at the time, also encountered a similar scene.
The host at the time, Abe , had talks with all leaders, and the only one who was left aside was South Korea's Moon Jae-in.
The only meeting between the two people was at the opening of the G20, when Abe greeted guests from all walks of life and shook hands with Moon Jae-in for an awkward eight seconds; after that, there was no interaction, let alone a sit down and talk.
Well, it used to be eight seconds, but this time it’s four minutes. For Japanese people, this should be considered a long time.
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I won’t talk about the grudges between Japan and South Korea today.
But I guess Yin Xiyue never expected that he would be so ignored by Japan when he happily took his wife to the NATO summit.
Of course, the United States is also responsible.You brought Japan and South Korea together, and also talked about the United States, South Korea and Japan having "common goals, including the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific" - the so-called "free and open Indo-Pacific". Who is? Everyone knows it.
The purpose of the United States will definitely not be achieved. In fact, the United States cannot even straighten relations between Japan and South Korea.
From this perspective, Chengdu does have its own set.
It all happened in 2019 (before the epidemic), that is, eight seconds after the embarrassment between Japan and South Korea at the G20 summit. At that time, Abe and Moon Jae-in both went to Chengdu to attend the China, Japan and South Korea summit. The two old enemies , we talked for about 40 minutes.
is long enough for Koreans and Japanese people.
Moreover, in a group photo in Chengdu, everyone was laughing very happily. Moon Jae-in laughed so hard that he could not see his eyes, and Abe smiled even more from ear to ear. I said at that time that this should be the most joyful photo in the history of China, Japan and South Korea, bar none. I won’t post the photos of
. You can find your own girlfriend.
Also, the leaders of China, Japan and South Korea specially went to plant a tree in Du Fu Thatched Cottage. Chengdu people who like to set up dragon gate formations even came to make a special trip. They specially found three red shovels and planted an osmanthus tree with three branches. ...
I don’t know if Japan and South Korea have discovered it. When you come to China, you will be in harmony; when you go to the West, you will be sulky.
Of course, what Koreans are most worried about right now is Japan’s next possible black gun.
You must know that after 8 seconds of embarrassment, Japan imposed economic sanctions on South Korea and banned the export of many key semiconductor materials to South Korea, which caused heavy damage to the Korean semiconductor industry.
Between Japan and South Korea, Japan is still bigger. This is why Japan resolutely refused to meet, but sent various winks from Moon Jae-in to Yin Xiyue.
This time, after four minutes of embarrassment in Spain, the deadlock between Japan and South Korea remains. In order to win domestic votes, will Japan continue to suppress South Korea?
Koreans must guard against it.
But why can’t the United States give some advice? You know, if you are in China, China will definitely advise you that everyone is a neighbor. Far relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and harmony is more important...
US media analysis, the world boss has been in a lot of troubles recently, and he really can't spare the time and energy. Mediate between the two younger brothers; moreover, the boss's authority is declining, and he feels like he can no longer control the younger brothers. In addition, there is also a feeling that the quarrel between Japan and South Korea may be playing into the hands of the United States. The more the quarrel is like this, the more the younger brothers will look at the boss's face...
I feel that Westerners are still trying to get angry.
Anyway, the happiest thing about this NATO summit is that although the Koreans suffered some etiquette humiliation, looking at the group photo, the host arranged it well. Yin Xiyue stood in the middle of the second row, right next to Biden later.
participated in the NATO summit for the first time and reached this position. This should also be the most glorious position for the South Korean president at large international summits hosted by the West. As for Kishida Fumio, this time, he stood at the edge of the last row.
I don’t know whether it is Biden who decides on the rankings, NATO’s planning, or the Spaniards. But what would the Japanese think? Will he be pinched even more harshly after he returns?
Well, you Westerners, what on earth do you have in mind?
source Niu Danqin
editor Zhao Siyao
process editor Yan Shengmiao
