South Korea clearly misjudged China's intentions! South Korea is likely to regret it! Before China announced the list of foreign leaders attending the September 3rd military parade, China invited South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to attend. However, from the reaction of South Korea, it is clear that they are full of concerns. On one hand, South Korea is worried about America's dissatisfaction. On the other hand, South Korea is also concerned about provoking Japan. In addition to these two reasons, foreign media also pointed out that another important reason for Yoon Suk-yeol not attending is that South Korea is worried that if Yoon Suk-yeol attends, North Korea will take major actions.
Because, one of the important purposes of South Korea attending our important ceremony is to use the relationship with China to stabilize North Korea and avoid the tension on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea suspects that we will not exert influence on the stability of the peninsula. In short, South Korea is very hesitant, so this time it chose to lower the level of participation in our September 3rd military parade. However, while South Korea was calculating, our list of invitees was exposed. This list returned to South Korea, causing a great shock.
Because, the list from China includes the name of the North Korean leader, which caught South Korea by surprise. On one hand, before China announced it, there was no information about whether the North Korean leader would attend. On the other hand, South Korea wanted to keep a distance from us, while in contrast, we warmly welcomed the North Korean leader to come to China and issued a press release specifically for this. With the unstable situation on the Korean Peninsula and the increasingly close relationship between Russia and North Korea, South Korea naturally worries that Sino-North Korean relations will further approach and upgrade cooperation.
Moreover, it is very interesting that in 2015, North Korea sent the then Secretary of the Workers' Party, Choe Ryong-hae, while South Korea sent President Park Geun-hye. Now, the North Korean leader himself is attending, but South Korea has lowered its participation. One rises, one lowers, this subtle change in atmosphere must put pressure on South Korea. The leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea gathered in Beijing, and South Korea probably does not want to see this scene. If Yoon Suk-yeol attended, he could have shown his emphasis on Sino-Korean relations, perhaps making us pay more attention to the Sino-Korean relationship, but South Korea did not seize this opportunity. Undoubtedly, South Korea clearly underestimated the closeness of Sino-North Korean relations, and may have also underestimated China's influence on the situation on the Korean Peninsula!
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