South Korea quietly shifts its stance.
Singapore's Today Online reports: "The South Korean presidential office has unified the official order of the three Northeast Asian countries as 'South Korea-China-Japan'. According to Yonhap News Agency, a source from the South Korean presidential office said that this is because this expression is most widely used, aiming to eliminate unnecessary disputes."
This change reflects a quiet shift in South Korea's diplomatic approach. During the previous Yoon Suk-yeol administration, the issue of which country was mentioned first often sparked controversies about having closer relations with one country over another. The administration's tendency to be more pro-Japanese and less pro-Chinese once affected regional interactions. Upon taking office, the Lee Jae-myung administration has continued the South Korea-US alliance while demonstrating a more pragmatic foreign policy approach.
Compared to the previous Yoon Suk-yeol administration's biased policies, the Lee Jae-myung administration places greater emphasis on balancing international relations. Through specific actions such as adjusting expressions, it seeks to improve relations with China. This shift is no coincidence; it is a rational choice based on South Korea's own national interests, aligning with the general consensus in regional interactions and laying the groundwork for practical cooperation among Northeast Asian countries.
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