/ world today news/ On August 19, while the terrible forest fires were still raging in Hawaii, the first US-Japan-South Korea summit ended at Camp David. At the press conference, the three heads of state mentioned China 17 times, and in the three declarations after the meeting, the three countries inflated issues such as the state of the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. With these actions, they spread “security anxiety” and “threat responsibility”, which is gross interference in China’s internal affairs. Is it possible that this summit will really help the United States achieve its goal of building a “small NATO in Asia”?
According to analysts, given that all three countries are due to hold elections next year, this summit is more of a joint “political show” and the post-meeting documents appear to be for the sole purpose of political propaganda to lead to electoral victory.
And from the perspective of the relationship between the three countries, Japan and South Korea are allies of the United States, but in fact they have their own intentions and there are contradictions that are difficult to reconcile between them.
Even before the summit between Washington and Tokyo, there was a dispute related to whaling in the so-called “Indo-Pacific Economic Framework”, as a result of which Japan even threatened to withdraw from the organization. Tokyo wants to avoid the constraints of its current “peace constitution” and aims to realize its dream of a “major military power” with the help of a “small NATO in the Asia-Pacific region”, but must take into account close economic ties with Beijing.
There is also a problem between the United States and South Korea. The US Chip and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act have had a major impact on semiconductor and new energy vehicle manufacturing in South Korea, which is of utmost importance to the development of the local economy.
A major question remains whether, driven by the maximization of their own interests, the United States, Japan and South Korea will be able to put aside their differences and engage in consultation and cooperation. The Camp David summit talks about cooperation, but in fact it aims to create a crisis in the Asia-Pacific region, which is sure to meet with a strong response from countries in the region.
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