Yong Seok-yeol 's "diplomacy tragedy" in the West continues to ferment in South Korea. Many Koreans think it is really embarrassing, and Yoon Seok-yeol's approval rating has also fallen further. Ironically, Yoon Seok-yeol has been frequently "humiliated" in the West, especially in the United States, and some Koreans have attributed the responsibility to Yoon Seok-yeol's poor English.
South Korean media reported that at the end of September, Yoon Seo-yeol's "diplomacy tragedy" during his visit to Western countries such as the United States and Britain still has a lot of controversy in South Korea. What is more interesting is that some Koreans believe that the reason for this "diplomatic tragedy" is that Yoon Seo-yeol's English is too poor and he cannot communicate smoothly with leaders of Western countries such as , Biden, and . A former South Korean diplomat said that in order to achieve better diplomatic results, Yoon Seo-yeol needs to learn English well and should find an English teacher who understands diplomacy to study as soon as possible.
During the visit, Yoon Seo-yeon only won the opportunity to say hello to Biden in less than a minute, which was considered a very serious "diplomacy tragedy" by South Koreans. Some South Korean diplomatic experts also pointed out that since the two sides used the method of simultaneous interpretation of when communicating, it was actually only 10 seconds for each person to speak. What can I say in 10 seconds? It's only enough for Yoon Seok-yeol to say, "Hello President Biden!", right? Therefore, some Koreans believe that if Yoon Seo-yeol talked to Biden in English at the time, this would not be the case.
If Yoon Seo-yeon is good in English, it is indeed a plus point when communicating with leaders of Western countries such as the United States, but it is insignificant. To attribute Yoon Seo-yeol to the point of being "neglected" in the West to the point of poor English, it can only be said that Koreans really overestimate their weight in the West and the United States, and they look down on themselves too much.
Yoon Seok-yeol is not popular in the West. The fundamental reason is that the West does not take South Korea seriously at all. South Korea is insignificant and irrelevant to them, and there is no need to give a good face. Therefore, even though Yoon Seok-yeol speaks English fluently, and even the whole of South Korea regards English as its native language, Biden still has the opportunity to speak to Yoon Seok-yeol in these 48 seconds. Because South Korea's weight in the United States is worth these 48 seconds, it has nothing to do with what language Yoon Seo-yeo uses to communicate with Biden, but with which country Yoon Seo-yeo is the leader.
If Yoon Seok-yeol is a leader of a country that the United States takes seriously and is considered important to the United States, then let alone his poor English, even if he is a mute, Biden can chat with him for a few hours.
In fact, Yoon Seo-yeol is always "humiliated" in diplomacy with the West. There are two important reasons. One is South Korea's international status. Although South Korea is recognized as a developed country and its economic development level is relatively higher than that of many countries, its international influence is very low and has no international status. Obviously, the West will not give too many good looks in such a country.
Another reason is Yoon Seok-yeol's foreign policy. Unlike his predecessor, , Moon Jae-in, after Yoon Seo-hyuk came to power, he showed a pleasing attitude towards the West, which made the West look down on South Korea even more and did not need to give South Korea more good looks. Although South Korea is definitely useful for the United States and the West, for example, in the Asia-Pacific region's plan to target China, South Korea, the Chinese neighbor, needs to participate; and for example, the US military's THAAD system, , wants to be deployed in South Korea.
However, Yoon Seok-yeon's foreign policy of "pleasing" to the West has left the West without any worries about these. After all, South Korea is now pleasing them. If South Korea wants to get their favor, it must meet their various requirements. Nowadays, South Korea seems to be cheaper in the eyes of the West. The West only needs to touch its head from time to time, and it will be obedient and even rush to do more things to please the West.
Those Koreans who blame Yoon Seo-yeol for being “humiliated” in the West to the point of poor English either overestimate the weight of South Korea in the West, and have not yet figured out how much South Korea is worth in the West; or are looking for a make-up for South Korea, trying to cover up the “shame” in South Korea’s diplomacy.
If South Korea wants to change the current situation of "humiliation" in Western diplomacy, what it needs to do is to first put away the West and please the United States, and then enhance its strength in all aspects, increase South Korea's international influence, and enhance South Korea's international status, so as to win the respect of more countries. Instead of pinning your hopes on learning English well. As long as South Korea always looks like this, even if Yoon Seo-yeol speaks English better than Korean , she will continue to be neglected by the West if she should be neglected, and she will continue to be neglected by the West if she should be "humiliated". Because this is what South Korea asks for, it is South Korea who takes a hot face to touch someone’s cold butt.
