Leaders of the Quad nations in Tokyo last year. Seoul will take a “gradual approach” to joining the bloc, according to a senior official. Photo: TNS
South Korea, under pressure from China, is moving closer to the Quad
- Country will boost engagement with the grouping and take ‘gradual approach’ to formally joining, a senior official has told Yonhap
- Seoul sees interests as ‘more aligned’ with those of Quad states and ‘may believe there is little it can do to placate Beijing’, observer says
Leaders of the Quad nations in Tokyo last year. Seoul will take a “gradual approach” to joining the bloc, according to a senior official. Photo: TNS
