Blincoln, Judge Yong’s face-to-face speech … North Korea, Hong Kong and the South China Sea were eliminated.

United States Secretary of State Tony Blingen speaks at a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of the United States and the Republic of Korea held at the Foreign Ministry in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of 17. News 1

At the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Korea and the United States held on the 17th, the Secretary of State of the United States, Tony Blincoln, spoke about the human rights violations committed by the North Korean regime, the violations of China Hong Kong’s autonomy and human rights violations in Xinjiang, saying: oppression. I hope we can achieve a common perspective with Korea. “At the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Korea and the United States held for the first time after the Joe Biden administration Sending a message saying ‘I hope Korea will also take on China’He made no secret that this is the purpose of his visit to Korea.

In talks with Foreign Minister Eui-yong Eui-yong, held at 6:30 pm at the Seoul Foreign Ministry’s Doryeom-dong office, Minister Blincoln said: “We are witnessing dangerous scenes that they erode democracy around the world. ” Thus “China is trying to systematically destroy Hong Kong’s autonomy in a coercive and aggressive manner, undermining democracy in Taiwan, violating human rights in Tibet and Xinjiang, violating international norms in the South China Sea, and claiming unjust sovereignty.” .He pointed to China.

United States Secretary of State Tony Blingen arrives at Osan Air Force Base, USFK in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, on the afternoon of the 17th. News 1

It was agreed in advance to release all comments to the media that day. The fact that Minister Blincoln, who knows this well, hits China directly in all the comments can be seen as a de facto deliberation and a revelation that the talks will take the matter seriously. It also means that the sensitive topic will only be addressed in closed diplomatic meetings and will not respond to Loki in a way that does not inform the media.

Secretary Blincoln also raised the North Korean human rights issue, which North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is more reluctant to do. He stressed that “the totalitarian regime in North Korea continues to promote systematic and widespread human rights violations against North Koreans.” “We must defend fundamental rights and freedoms. “We have to confront those who oppress her.” The expression ‘organized and widespread human rights violations’ is a written expression in the 2014 report of the UN Committee of Inquiry on Human Rights of North Korea (IOC), which in fact specified Kim Jong-un as the chief and recommended that the human rights situation in North Korea be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Defense Minister Lloyd Austin arrives via the US Air Force Base at Osan, Gyeonggi-do, on the afternoon of the 17th, and moves with Robert Abrams, Commander of the Combined Forces of the Republic of Korea and the US and Commander of the USFK. Photo Co-Recruitment Group

Secretary Blincoln also made it clear that he wants South Korea to participate. “We hope to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific, a shared vision of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (with Korea)”While. Korea is also a pressure to share this point of view if it is a country with principles that protect democracy and universal values.
“For decades, the ROK-US alliance has been a bastion of regional security, and our task is to strengthen as well as maintain the alliance,” Blincoln said. By doing so, it lays the foundation for decades to come, “he said.” That is why we are here today. ”

Considering that South Korea has not even expressed its position on human rights issues such as Hong Kong and Xinjiang, taking into account inter-Korean relations and relations between Korea and China, it is diplomatic that the level of comments of Minister Blincoln on issues related is higher than expected. It is Ga’s perspective. The Biden administration, which initially emphasized re-establishing the alliance, noted that it would not publicly discuss an agenda that would reveal disagreements at the first meeting of the meeting.Because there were many.

Foreign Minister Eui-yong Eui-yong and US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln are taking commemorative photos ahead of the Korean-US Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 17th. News 1

In fact, in both comments, it is not an exaggeration to say that the two parties had completely different stories. Minister Chung said: “The alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States is the foundation of our diplomacy and the central axis of peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia and the world. He also stressed that “as a result of today’s talks, we hope that the peace process on the Korean peninsula will be firmly established and provide an impetus for real progress.”
However, Secretary Blincoln not only criticized the human rights situation in North Korea, but also cited North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs as a major threat. “North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program is a common threat,” he said. “We will work together with other allies and partners, including South Korea and Japan, to denuclearize North Korea.”

is The difference in admission can be made more noticeable at the meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense (2 + 2) scheduled for the morning of the 18th.This is big. In a joint statement to be adopted after the meeting, the two sides may disagree on the level of speech on the China and North Korea issue.
Kim Hong-gyun, former head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters of the Foreign Ministry, said: “Before the establishment of an allied public front, the United States appears to be exerting strong pressure and persuasion to understand the true intentions.” . “The government tends to overlook the strong position and principles of the biden administration on human rights issues. If done incorrectly, this can change the level of the US-ROK alliance that states think about. United”.I was worried. He also said, “The 2 + 2 meeting is an excellent opportunity for the restoration of the alliance, and we must be careful not to make the mistake of losing the most important national interests by focusing only on inter-Korean relations.”

US Secretary of State Tony Blingen arrives at Osan Air Force Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, on the afternoon of the 17th. Yunhap news

Earlier, during his visit to Japan on 15-17, Minister Blincoln showed his strong relationship with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, a counterpart. At bilateral diplomatic ministers’ meetings and 2 + 2 meetings, when Foreign Minister Motegi called “Tony” and Minister Blincoln’s last name, Minister Blingan also shortened Foreign Minister Motegi’s name to “Tosh”, creating a friendly atmosphere.
Minister Blincoln tweeted a photo from an interview in a Japanese garden aboard the flight to Korea: “I enjoyed the beautiful spring weather and got to taste the sakura mochi (sakura rice cake eaten in Japan). We are sorry to miss the cherry blossom season, but we will be back!I said.
Meanwhile, Secretary Blincoln said he does not meet with other political and like-minded figures other than President Moon’s prevention and official meetings with Ministers Chung Eui-yong and Seo-wook. This compares with the fact that when Wang visited Korea as a member of China’s State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs in November last year, several passport officials met with Wang.do. At that time, the Wang members ate or met with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Park Byung-seok, the President of Foreign Affairs, Song Young-gil, the then President Moon Jung-in, the then President of Unification of Foreign Affairs and Special Security Affairs, and Democrats Yoon Kun-young and Lee Jae-jeong, members of the National Assembly Foreign and Transportation Day Committee.
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