In recent years, NATO , led by the United States, has stirred up storms around the world. While promoting the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and fighting a "proxy war" with Russia, he regards China as a "challenge" and attempts to expand his influence to the Asia-Pacific region. To this end, NATO takes the United States' strategy of containing China as its own proposition and constantly attracts countries in Asia and the Pacific to join. Recently, after Japan, Australia and New Zealand opened NATO representative offices, South Korea was also approved by NATO to open a representative office. In this regard, the Asian "little NATO" has taken shape, but China has warned it solemnly.
According to news from Global Network , NATO recently announced through its official website that it has decided to accept the request of the South Korean government, designate the South Korean Embassy in Belgium as the South Korean Representative Office in NATO, and set Yoon Chun-jiu, the South Korean Ambassador to EU , as its permanent representative to NATO. NATO also claimed that this is an important step in strengthening cooperation with South Korea, which is a partner of NATO.
It is worth noting that unlike South Korea was forced to join the "Square-Flat Chip Alliance", the request for joining NATO this time was proposed by the South Korean side itself. In June this year, Yoon Seok-yeol was invited to attend the NATO summit. The South Korean government took this as an opportunity to propose a plan to open a representative office to NATO. This is exactly what the United States wants. The United States originally planned to expand NATO to the Asia-Pacific region. In recent years, it has continuously won over its partners in the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have opened NATO representative offices in addition to South Korea. After South Korea joined, it can be said that the United States has gathered its major allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Russia, which has been dealing with NATO for many years, has long been aware of its expansion intention. Previously, the Russian side stated that "after Ukrainian set a trap, the next strategic deployment of the United States is to be in the Western Pacific." This is true. Today, NATO has become a tool to promote American hegemony. After provoking geopolitical conflict in Europe, the United States has expanded NATO to the Asia-Pacific region. As we all know, NATO entered the Asia-Pacific to suppress China's influence. South Korea's blind entry into the treaty will not only bring more uncertainty to China-South Korea relations, but also bring huge risks to peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
After all, this is the third time that South Korea has responded to the United States' strategy of containing China since Yoon Seo-hyeon came to power. The first time was to promote South Korea to restart THAAD deployment plan, overturn the "three no" policy promised to China during the period, and insist on completing the deployment of THAAD missile defense system; the second time was to join the "Four-Square Chip Alliance" initiated by the United States to suppress the development of China's chip industry.
Objectively speaking, if South Korea insists on deploying THAAD , it is to deal with the military threat from its northern neighbors; it joins the chip alliance because homeland security requires the protection of the US military and has to be coerced by the US side; then it is impossible to have any reason to defend it if you want to join NATO now. South Korea's joining NATO poses a huge threat to China, because this means that the United States has pulled the blockade line to China's doorstep. Previously, under the threat of the United States, South Korea could not make any effective resistance at all. If the United States makes demands to contain China against South Korea in the future, South Korea may have to comply.
Therefore, regarding NATO's expansion to the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin once issued a solemn warning, saying that NATO was originally the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , but in recent years, it has traveled to Asia, which will surely attract the vigilance of Asian countries and the international community. Moreover, NATO is a product of " Cold War ", and the development concept of the contemporary era goes against each other. For this reason, China advises NATO not to mess up Asia and the world again. Previously, when South Korea joined the chip alliance, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also pointed out that South Korea should start from long-term interests and do more things that are beneficial to China-South Korea relations.
Of course, South Korea has taken a dangerous step even though it knows that joining NAD has caused dissatisfaction in China, and naturally it has benefits and purposes.On the one hand, the South Korea-North Korea issue has been delayed, and even under the manipulation of the United States, the situation on the peninsula has become more severe. If we can join NATO, South Korea can enjoy the protection of the principle of collective defense and no longer be trembling in the face of the threat from its northern neighbors. On the other hand, for South Korea, homeland security is the most important, so the United States' proportion in its heart is naturally higher than that of China. Now that the United States wants to join NATO to suppress China, South Korea naturally cannot become a stumbling block to the West.
However, as an Asian country, South Korea does not maintain its neutral position and maintain the development and peace in the Asia-Pacific region, but instead "induce wolves into the house", it may cost a huge price. Of course, this price is not necessarily given by China, but more likely to be given by the United States. After all, everyone sees the means of the United States treating its allies. Previously, the United States pulled NATO against Russia, and the EU became the "subjugator"; now, the United States pulled NATO against China, and the Chinese market is an important part of the South Korean economy, and the price South Korea pays for this may be more serious than the EU.
