South Korea failed to win the World Expo, and the number of people it counted was completely wrong. Yoon Seok-yue’s “values ​​diplomacy” failed miserably. The United States stood idly by and watched.

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue was initially confident, claiming that he could get 80 votes in the first round of voting to enter the second round. Unexpectedly, he only received 29 votes in the first round and lost to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by a huge margin in the first round. The failure of Busan, South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo triggered a serious chain reaction in South Korea.

According to a special report by Xinmin Evening News, South Korean people generally expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with Busan’s failure to apply for the World Expo. South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin have recently apologized to the Korean people.

Analysts believe that the Yoon Seok-yue government had been canvassing votes for Busan’s bid for the World Expo, but in the end it had the opposite effect. What was reflected behind this was the failure of its blind pursuit of “values ​​diplomacy.”

On November 28, Saudi Arabia successfully won the right to host the 2030 World Expo with 119 votes. However, South Korea, which was previously very ambitious, ended up with only 29 votes. The United States should not be canvassing votes for South Korea, otherwise there would not be as few as 29 votes. Yin Xinyue’s one-sided policy towards the United States resulted in a cold reception from the United States.

For this time, South Korea has been actively working hard for a long time and thought it had a chance to win.

Internally, the streets and alleys of Busan, South Korea have already been “swamped” with posters and slogans promoting the World Expo; externally, the Yin Xiyue government has made many trips to Busan for its bid for the Expo, and has conducted about 150 meetings with leaders of 96 countries and regions. Leaders of dozens of countries had direct calls.

But now that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has defeated the candidate in the first round with four times as many votes, it is inevitable that some people in South Korea will have an unbalanced mentality.

Some Korean netizens said: “I didn’t even get 30 votes. As a Korean citizen, I really feel that my self-esteem is hurt.” “Speechless! I used the people’s tax money to travel around various countries on the pretext of applying for the World Expo, but in the end I only got a pitiful 29 votes. ” Some Korean netizens directly targeted the Yin Xiyue government.

Facing the public’s disappointment, Yin Xiyue and Park Jin successively appeared to apologize to the people. On November 29, Yoon Seok-yue said in a speech: “The voting results far exceeded the government’s expectations, which was entirely due to my shortcomings. As the general manager and the president responsible for the application for the World Cup, I deeply apologize for disappointing the citizens and people of Busan.” “On November 30, Park Jin said: “Because the Busan bid did not achieve good results this time, I feel very sorry and blame myself.”

Although the Yin Xiyue government put a lot of effort into this application, the final results fell far short of expectations. Investigating the reason, Li Jiacheng, associate professor at the School of International Economics and Politics of Liaoning University, believes that it is related to the following aspects:

On the one hand, since taking office, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue has strived to build South Korea into a “global hub country.” However, there is a gap between such a goal and South Korea’s current comprehensive national strength and international influence. At the same time, South Korea thinks that by following the United States in foreign policy and advocating “values ​​diplomacy”, it can win the support of Western countries, but in fact it backfires. This kind of “values ​​diplomacy” that blindly sides with Western countries has aroused the resentment of many non-Western countries. Therefore, South Korea’s efforts in applying for the World Expo have had the opposite effect, leading to the loss of support votes, which ultimately backfired on itself.

On the other hand, the final success of Busan’s competitor Riyadh in Saudi Arabia also reflects the support of Arab countries for Saudi Arabia and the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran under China’s mediation, which has enhanced Saudi Arabia’s influence and strategy in the international community. status is enhanced. In addition, as an oil producer, Saudi Arabia may also gain support due to its economic ties with other countries.

What will Busan’s failure to bid for the World Expo bring to South Korean politics?

In Li Jiacheng’s view, this matter may not only affect the image of the Yun Xiyue government, but may also shake the support rate of South Korea’s ruling National Power Party in the parliamentary election to be held in April next year to a certain extent.

“To be specific, Yoon Seok-yue used the name of applying for the World Expo to travel around the world, and he was called the ‘tourist president’ for this reason. But the final result was far from the original intention of his visit. It is difficult not to cause South Korean people to have doubts about Yoon Seok-yue’s diplomatic ability. Li Jiacheng said, “At the same time, the previous disastrous defeat in the Gangseo District Director by-election in Seoul was regarded by the outside world as a signal of the National Power Party’s incompetence in domestic affairs, and the failure of Busan to bid for the World Expo may become a sign of the National Power Party’s foreign affairs. This is a landmark incident of incompetence, which may cause the National Power Party to lose more points in next year’s parliamentary election.”

In a poll earlier this month, support for the Yin Xiyue government had fallen for three consecutive weeks, falling to 32%. Some media revealed that Yin Xiyue will undergo a cabinet reshuffle in the near future, and as many as 10 of the 19 senior officials will be replaced. Some analysts say that the cabinet reshuffle may help stabilize the chaotic cabinet after events such as Busan’s failure to bid for the World Expo.

Talking about the revelation of South Korea’s failure in Busan’s bid to host the World Expo, Li Jiacheng said that South Korea’s failure in bidding to host the World Expo is regrettable, but it should probably think about what this self-righteous and one-sided “values ​​diplomacy” will ultimately bring to its own national interests. , and correct this wrong diplomatic orientation in a timely manner.

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I never thought that a liar in the United States could cheat his way into a position as a member of Congress. The United States really has it all.

According to CNN, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 311 in favor and 114 against on December 1 to expel New York Republican Representative George Santos from Congress.

Santos is the sixth member to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives. He has gained many “titles” at once, including the first Republican member to be expelled from the House of Representatives and the only one to be expelled without being convicted of guilt or treason. Expelled House of Representatives.

Santos, 35, was elected to the New York State House of Representatives for the first time in the U.S. midterm elections last November. He is one of a large number of newcomers to the Republican Party, and his speeches are exaggerated and populist. However, shortly after his election, Santos was exposed one after another for fraud and fraud.

During the election, Santos claimed that his grandparents “survived the Holocaust” and were Ukrainian Jewish refugees from Belgium. However, after CNN later compared genealogy websites, Jewish refugee records and other information, it found that the facts were quite inconsistent with Santos’ statement. Santos later argued: “I have never claimed to be a Jew. I am a Catholic because I learned from my mother’s family that I have a Jewish background, so I said I was ‘probably a Jew.'”

Santos previously claimed to have graduated from Baruch College, City University of New York. Later, the New York Times took the lead in revealing that Santos’ profile was false in December last year.

Santos’ resume claimed to have been employed by Citigroup and Goldman Sachs Group. After it was revealed to be a forgery, Santos said that he had provided labor services to the two institutions through his own company. His previous statement that he was employed by the other party was a “misnomer.” “I didn’t graduate from any higher education institution, and I feel embarrassed and sorry for embellishment on my resume. We all do stupid things all the time. If I disappoint people by embellishment on my resume, I’m really sorry.”

In May this year, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the federal government, prosecuted Santos in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York, accusing him of seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of embezzlement of public funds, and two counts of deceiving Congress.

However, Santos’ troubles are far from over and he will go on trial in New York next year. Federal prosecutors charged him in a 23-count indictment with defrauding donors, stealing money from his campaign and lying to Congress.

The indictment specifically accuses Santos of stealing the identities of campaign donors and then using their credit cards to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars without authorization. He then wired some of the funds to his personal bank account and used the rest to bolster his campaign coffers, prosecutors said.

Santos pleaded not guilty to all of the above charges. Before the vote, Santos held a news conference outside the Capitol, saying he would not seek re-election and saying it was his own fight.

According to reports, the voting results of the day showed that a total of 311 members of the House of Representatives (105 Republicans and 206 Democrats) voted to expel him. The four top House Republican leaders: Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, and Republican Whip Tom Emmer all voted against expulsion. . In the end, the bill was passed with two-thirds of the vote, and there was applause in the House of Representatives.

After Santos walked out of the Capitol, he muttered to a reporter: “Why am I still here? To hell with this place!”

“It should not have come to this,” Rep. D’Esposito, a Republican from New York, said as he left the chamber. “Santos should have taken responsibility for himself. He should have resigned.”

Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said Santos “deserved it” and had committed massive fraud on his constituents and the American people.

Since October this year, the U.S. House of Representatives has first dismissed the speaker and then expelled members. The Associated Press could not help but sigh, “The U.S. House of Representatives is making history.”

After Santos was expelled from Congress, the Republican Party only had a slim majority of 4 seats in the House of Representatives. There are currently 11 months until the next general election, and Santos’ constituency is expected to hold a special election early next year to elect his replacement.