However, after the meeting between the three countries, many South Korean media reported that an official from the South Korean Presidential Office said at a press conference: It is difficult to agree that South Korea's foreign policy is taking the "one-sided" route towards the U

G20 summit, the United States, South Korea and Japan gathered to hold a "small meeting". At the meeting, South Korean President Yoon Seo-young also had a friendly dialogue with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio . On the surface, the relationship between the United States, Japan and South Korea seems to have gone further.

However, after the meeting between the three countries, many South Korean media reported that an official from the South Korean Presidential Office said at a press conference: It is difficult to agree that South Korea's foreign policy is taking the "one-sided" route towards the United States, and also pointed out that South Korea still has enough room for dialogue with China.

News News Agency screenshot: It is difficult for South Korea to agree with the statement that South Korea is "one-sided" to the United States

When talking about South Korea-US relations, the South Korean Presidential Office official said: The South Korean government currently regards the South Korean-US alliance formed with the United States as the "central axis" of South Korea's diplomatic line. And continue to cooperate with other countries on this basis.

South Korean President Yoon Seo-yeol and US President Biden

This official also talked about China-South Korea diplomatic relations. He said: In recent times, China and South Korea have had a lot of dialogues on topics such as climate change and economic cooperation, so South Korea still leaves enough room for dialogue with China, and South Korea will continue to work hand in hand with China and contribute to the international community.

Officials at the South Korean Presidential Office also said that the reason why South Korea, the United States and Japan had a trilateral dialogue before was to prevent countries that were dissatisfied with the cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan to take economic countermeasures against these three countries. South Korea's choice to participate in this dialogue was neither to "target" China nor to narrow the space for cooperation with China.

Previously, the meeting between South Korea, the United States and Japan did attract much attention from the international community. Unexpectedly, Biden also proposed to provide " nuclear protection " to South Korea and Japan during that trilateral meeting. At a time when the situation in Russia and Ukraine is not yet clear and the international situation is unpredictable, Biden openly mentioned the very sensitive nuclear issue in front of the leaders of the two countries, and bluntly stated that he would use nuclear weapon to provide "protection" for the two countries, which will naturally cause concerns from the international community.

South Korea, the United States and Japan meet

After the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian government has always claimed that it will not take the initiative to use nuclear weapons, and said that nuclear war cannot be fought. In previous China-US meetings, Biden also reached an agreement with the Chinese leaders that a nuclear war cannot be fought. Unexpectedly, Biden bluntly stated "nuclear protection" during the meeting of the three countries, which inevitably makes people suspect that the Biden administration wants to use this to "deter" countries with poor diplomatic relations with South Korea, Japan, and even the United States, thereby winning over South Korea and Japan.

However, Biden proposed "nuclear protection" at this time, which is inevitably a bit out of place. After all, as far as the current international situation is concerned, Biden's statement is likely to be interpreted as "deterring" Russia, which is undoubtedly a worse problem for the already uncoordinated diplomatic atmosphere between the United States and Russia.

At the same time, since Biden deliberately engages in dialogue with the leaders of these two Asian countries and wants to form a South Korea, the United States and Japan alliance, this inevitably reminds people of Biden's previous "Indo-Pacific Economic Strategy". This economic strategy was "targeted" China at the beginning of its introduction. So, is Biden's meeting with the leaders of South Korea and Japan "targeting" China again? This is worth our deep consideration.

After the meeting between South Korea, the United States and Japan, Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a press conference: It is understandable to carry out exchanges and cooperation between countries, but the content of these cooperation should not be based on the harm of the interests of other countries. Ms. Mao Ning also emphasized that the relevant countries should stop building "small circles" in case this behavior affects the peace of in the Asia-Pacific region.

Therefore, officials from the South Korean Presidential Office explained the trilateral meeting between South Korea, the United States and Japan, which was a bit of a response to the international community's doubts.

Judging from the statements of officials from South Korea's Presidential Office, the South Korean government will still maintain cooperation and dialogue with China, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with other countries except China.Therefore, analysts believe that South Korea may prove that it is not building a "small circle" with the United States and Japan, and the dialogue with the leaders of the United States and Japan is only "protecting itself" to avoid economic countermeasures from countries that are dissatisfied with South Korea.

Although the South Korean official emphasized that South Korea has not "one-sided" in diplomacy, the purpose of the US government's desire to continuously "wind" Japan and South Korea through diplomacy is difficult to cover up. At the same time, South Korea and Japan are happy to stand in the South Korea-US-Japan alliance led by the United States, which is enough to show that the South Korean government is still "dependent" on the United States.

Moreover, from the statement of South Korean officials, "The South Korea-US alliance is the central axis of South Korea's diplomacy", it can be seen that before maintaining dialogue with China and other countries, South Korea will consider whether this is in the common interests of the South Korea-US alliance.

So, although South Korea has not "one-sided" towards the United States in diplomacy, it has shifted its focus to the South Korea-US alliance.