The relationship between the United States, Japan and South Korea is well known. Now the fates of Biden, Fumio Kishida and Yin Xiyue seem to be tied together. After Biden was forced to withdraw from the election, Fumio Kishida also announced that he would give up his re-election, and then Yin Xiyue came under pressure from the domestic people. , the opposition parties are even more aggressive.
Usually when talking about the allies of the United States in Asia, everyone will subconsciously think of Japan and South Korea. No matter how many leaders of Japan and South Korea change, their contacts and cooperation with the United States will not be less.
If there is any difference, it would probably be whether Korea and Japan can sit down and chat calmly.
There is a feud between South Korea and Japan. The biggest headache for the United States is that Japan and South Korea cannot shake hands and make peace on some issues. This greatly affects the US-Japan-South Korea alliance formed by the United States and weakens the influence of the United States in East Asia.
However, the situation has changed in the past two years . After South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue came to power, he not only pursued the United States without any limit, but also welcomed Japan with a smile, and even made concessions on some principled issues, ignoring history.
So now Yin Xiyue’s bitter pill has come.
"Liberation Day" on August 15th every year is the day when South Korea commemorates its independence from Japanese colonial rule in 1945.
But this year, Yoon Seok-yue's speech on Liberation Day did not mention Japan's wartime crimes at all, which caused a huge public opinion storm in South Korea. The Korean people were very dissatisfied with this, and the opposition parties seized the opportunity to lash out at Yoon Seok-yue, Call them "pro-Japanese traitors".
Many people believe that even if they give up domestic support, Yin Xiyue will "untie" Japan-South Korea relations, so as to cooperate with the US strategy and strengthen the US-Japan-ROK trilateral alliance.
's performance on Liberation Day this time is enough to show that Yin Xiyue is ready to completely "pardon Tokyo" on historical issues.
Before that, Yin Xiyue also excused Japan many times.
For example, on March 1 last year, on the day of commemoration of the 104th anniversary of the "March 1st Anti-Japanese Independence Movement," Yin Xiyue directly changed his name for Japan from "invader" to "partner", which also caused an uproar in South Korea at that time.
Obviously, the Yin Xiyue government’s attitude towards Japan and the history of World War II has touched the bottom line of Koreans. Yin Xiyue's approval rate continues to decline. Through this "Liberation Day" incident, it may break through to a new historical low.
As for his current situation, to put it bluntly, he brought it on himself, and it is somewhat similar to the situation of Biden and Fumio Kishida.
The "Three Musketeers" of the United States, Japan and South Korea must, after all, have the same political lifespan.
Biden was forced to announce his withdrawal from the US presidential election and give up his re-election under heavy pressure. In the past two days, Biden attended the Democratic National Convention to canvass votes for Vice President Harris. As a result, American people directly launched protests around the event and stormed the security fence.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also recently announced that he will resign in September. The Japanese political arena immediately fell into a "chaos", with at least 10 people planning to run for office to replace Kishida.
Although Yin Xiyue has not made any relevant statements, judging from his current posture, he will not be able to sit in the position of president for long.
After all, he has lost the support of the people. At this critical moment, his old rival Lee Jae-myung made a strong comeback and was re-elected as the leader of the largest opposition party. He is expected to successfully impact the next South Korean presidential election.
The relationship between the United States, Japan and South Korea is well known. Now the fates of Biden, Fumio Kishida and Yin Xiyue seem to be tied together. After Biden was forced to withdraw from the election, Fumio Kishida also announced that he would give up his re-election, and then Yin Xiyue came under pressure from the domestic people. , the opposition parties are even more aggressive.
Usually when talking about the allies of the United States in Asia, everyone will subconsciously think of Japan and South Korea. No matter how many leaders of Japan and South Korea change, their contacts and cooperation with the United States will not be less.
If there is any difference, it would probably be whether Korea and Japan can sit down and chat calmly.
There is a feud between South Korea and Japan. The biggest headache for the United States is that Japan and South Korea cannot shake hands and make peace on some issues. This greatly affects the US-Japan-South Korea alliance formed by the United States and weakens the influence of the United States in East Asia.
However, the situation has changed in the past two years . After South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue came to power, he not only pursued the United States without any limit, but also welcomed Japan with a smile, and even made concessions on some principled issues, ignoring history.
So now Yin Xiyue’s bitter pill has come.
"Liberation Day" on August 15th every year is the day when South Korea commemorates its independence from Japanese colonial rule in 1945.
But this year, Yoon Seok-yue's speech on Liberation Day did not mention Japan's wartime crimes at all, which caused a huge public opinion storm in South Korea. The Korean people were very dissatisfied with this, and the opposition parties seized the opportunity to lash out at Yoon Seok-yue, Call them "pro-Japanese traitors".
Many people believe that even if they give up domestic support, Yin Xiyue will "untie" Japan-South Korea relations, so as to cooperate with the US strategy and strengthen the US-Japan-ROK trilateral alliance.
's performance on Liberation Day this time is enough to show that Yin Xiyue is ready to completely "pardon Tokyo" on historical issues.
Before that, Yin Xiyue also excused Japan many times.
For example, on March 1 last year, on the day of commemoration of the 104th anniversary of the "March 1st Anti-Japanese Independence Movement," Yin Xiyue directly changed his name for Japan from "invader" to "partner", which also caused an uproar in South Korea at that time.
Obviously, the Yin Xiyue government’s attitude towards Japan and the history of World War II has touched the bottom line of Koreans. Yin Xiyue's approval rate continues to decline. Through this "Liberation Day" incident, it may break through to a new historical low.
As for his current situation, to put it bluntly, he brought it on himself, and it is somewhat similar to the situation of Biden and Fumio Kishida.
The "Three Musketeers" of the United States, Japan and South Korea must, after all, have the same political lifespan.
Biden was forced to announce his withdrawal from the US presidential election and give up his re-election under heavy pressure. In the past two days, Biden attended the Democratic National Convention to canvass votes for Vice President Harris. As a result, American people directly launched protests around the event and stormed the security fence.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also recently announced that he will resign in September. The Japanese political arena immediately fell into a "chaos", with at least 10 people planning to run for office to replace Kishida.
Although Yin Xiyue has not made any relevant statements, judging from his current posture, he will not be able to sit in the position of president for long.
After all, he has lost the support of the people. At this critical moment, his old rival Lee Jae-myung made a strong comeback and was re-elected as the leader of the largest opposition party. He is expected to successfully impact the next South Korean presidential election.