► The Yoon Suk Yeol administration will probably be more aggressive and assertive in its foreign policy and security measures and more active in dealing with its relations with China and the United States. ► China should pay more attention to South Korea, study and analyze the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, and make new policies on ROK.     With President Yoon Suk Yeol taking office on M...

► Yoon Suk Yeol’s swearing-in as the 12th president of the Republic of Korea (ROK) ushered in a new era of uncertainty on Sino-ROK relations. ► South Korea and China’s diverging approaches toward a variety of critical issues are becoming increasingly prominent and incompatible. ► If both countries fail to address their differences, we may witness more clashes on their policies towa...

► As the two states work to implement the many tasks outlined in this year’s U.S.-ROK Leaders’ Joint Statement, the alliance will inevitably run into frictions with China in a number of arenas. ► While the growing strategic alignment of Washington, Seoul and other regional partners such as Tokyo is a welcome development, the deepening engagement and coordination among United States and it...

▸ Upon Yoon’s inauguration, there is little doubt that a strong alliance will be formed between ROK and the US.  ▸ The hard question is, then, how to build a lasting alliance that can produce tangible results when the two presidents share a great deal of challenges, both at home and abroad. ▸ With the divided government and growing political polarization, both presidents are motivat...

► The Yoon administration has to overcome hurdles under the divided world to create a global pivotal state. ► Simultaneously preserving stable relations with neighbors and playing a leading role in the redesign of international politics through consolidated solidarity will serve as the key puzzle confronted by the Yoon administration.     On May 10 of 2022, a new administratio...

► If South Korea is likely to face pressure from China again, it must do so with firm backing from the United States to avoid this becoming a wedge issue in the alliance. ► President Yoon has expressed a desire to “take part in trilateral security coordination with the United States and Japan.” There would be no better venue or signal to North Korea, China, and Russia than establishing a tri...