https://www.scmp.com/rss/518142/feed Jinwan Park is a Washington-based foreign-policy researcher and an incoming Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University, China. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and studied economics at Keio University, Japan. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com After a four-year hiatus, leaders from China, South Korea and Japan reconvened in Seoul this week for their ninth trilateral summit. The meeting occurred against a backdrop of high geopolitical tensions and regional security threats, punctuated by North Korea’s failed reconnaissance satellite launch hours after the gathering. With Sino-South Korean ties at a nadir and Seoul-Tokyo relations enjoying a revival, the divergent values and priorities of the three nations raised questions about their... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3264450/return-china-japan-south-korea-talks-brings-hope-de-escalation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3264450/return-china-japan-south-korea-talks-brings-hope-de-escalation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 May 2024 21:30:08 +0000 After a four-year hiatus, leaders from China, South Korea and Japan reconvened in Seoul this week for their ninth trilateral summit. The meeting occurred against a backdrop of high geopolitical tensions and regional security threats, punctuated by North Korea’s failed reconnaissance satellite launch hours after the gathering. With Sino-South Korean ties at a nadir and Seoul-Tokyo relations enjoying a revival, the divergent values and priorities of the three nations raised questions about their... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3264517/china-japan-south-korea-are-talking-again-and-thats-good-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3264517/china-japan-south-korea-are-talking-again-and-thats-good-start?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 May 2024 07:05:14 +0000 On March 18, China condemned South Korea for inviting Taiwan to the third Summit for Democracy, an annual event spearheaded by the United States and its democratic partners. This took place only days after Beijing’s earlier warning to Seoul over its comments regarding maritime tensions in the South China Sea, laying bare the growing strains in China-South Korea relations. The diplomatic salvo reflects the challenges facing the Yoon administration’s efforts to reset relations with Beijing in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3256732/china-south-korea-need-more-cultural-exchanges-avoid-lasting-split?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3256732/china-south-korea-need-more-cultural-exchanges-avoid-lasting-split?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:30:11 +0000