Yoon Seok-yeol and Biden, the agenda for the summit on the 21st of next month
‘Strengthening cooperation with North Korea’ likely to be the top priority amid maximizing nuclear threat
Possibility of demanding ‘high level of support’ on issues of conflict with US and China
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The Korea-US summit, which will be held 11 days following the Yoon Seok-yeol administration was launched, will be held on the 21st of next month, where the new government of the Republic of Korea and the Joe Biden administration will promote high-level cooperation on issues such as the ROK-US alliance and bilateral issues, economic security and global issues. It is expected to be a promising place.
Since this summit will be held at a time when North Korea’s threats to the US and South Korea are increasing, security issues such as the North Korean nuclear issue and the reaffirmation of the US will to defend the Korean Peninsula are expected to be addressed as important agenda items. As North Korea is spurring the completion of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking the mainland of the United States, it is significantly lowering the standard for using nuclear weapons and maximizing the threat. do.
The two leaders are expected to send a message that they will remain open to dialogue with North Korea, but will respond decisively to threats and provocations. Specifically, the issue of restarting the Extended Deterrence Strategy Consultation Group (EDSCG), which President-elect Yoon revealed during the election process, and measures to expand the scale of the ROK-US combined military exercise can be discussed. In addition, it is expected that South Korea-US-Japan cooperation will be emphasized as an extension of North Korea’s nuclear response.
At this summit, it is also noteworthy whether the new government of South Korea will reveal its intention to support the United States more actively on the pending issues of the US-China conflict. The White House hinted that it would call for more active cooperation on China issues by stating that President Biden’s trip to Asia was intended to promote strong cooperation on the Indo-Pacific strategy in an explanatory material for the Korea-US summit released on the same day.
At the Korea-US summit in May of last year, the Moon Jae-in administration supported the US position on issues that China is very sensitive to, such as the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea issues and human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uyghur region. The joint declaration issued by the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States at that time is expected to serve as the basic foundation for this summit.
During the election process, President-elect Yoon promised to develop the ROK-US alliance into a comprehensive strategic alliance and declared that “the strategic ambiguity of the Moon administration can no longer be maintained.” For this reason, there is a forecast that South Korea’s stance on US-China issues will be more inclined toward the US at this summit.
After President Biden’s visit to South Korea, he plans to attend the “Quad” summit, a US-led consultative body to contain China, in Japan. appear to be discussed. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal reported on the 24th, President-elect Yoon said, “If given the opportunity, we will positively review participation.”
In addition, the issue of South Korea’s participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which the U.S. is promoting to contain China’s economic influence, and the issue of cooperation between Korea and the U.S. in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are expected to be discussed.
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