Diplomacy: Politics: News: Hankyoreh

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (pictured below right) is speaking at the ASEAN-Korea (Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers’ meeting held on the 9th by video. Hanoi News / EPA Yonhap

The United States and China, which are increasing the wave of conflicts day by day, once again embarked on a sharp and nervous war in the ASEAN diplomatic arena after the “ great conflict ” of July and August. At the East Asia Summit (EAS) Meeting of Foreign Ministers at the 9th (local time) of the US State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: “ASEAN and other countries express their concern about the aggressive movement of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the South China Sea. I shared opinions with them. “In addition, Minister Pompeo said he reiterated that China’s accusations against the South China Sea were” illegal “after the 2016 Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration. At the meeting of diplomatic ministers related to the ASEAN, the war between the United States and China against the South China Sea has been repeated every year. However, what caught the most attention this year was the first meeting of the two together after the United States spilled a close gossip. towards Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party, saying: “A believer in a totalitarian ideology already bankrupt.” Because. In the presence of China, Minister Pompeo also criticized China by pointing out △ Hong Kong Security Law, △ Arrest of students demanding democratization, △ postponement of legislative elections △ deprivation of the right of candidates to be elected due to democratization, according to the announcement by the Minister The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, a member of the State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs, responded at the meeting that “(the East Asia Summit) is not a place to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and should not be a stage to attack the political institutions of other countries. ” Furthermore, according to the political needs of the United States, “the South China Sea is pushing for militarization,” he said, “The United States is intervening and instigating confrontation, becoming the biggest risk factor for peace in the Sea. of South China “. At the China-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting held the previous day, Wang said that “the United States has completely denied the policy towards China and has exaggerated China with all its best efforts over the past decades.” Relations continue to collapse, ”said the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Although it was conducted by video, the person who saw the meeting conveyed the atmosphere and said: “Both sides really had a battle without restrictions.” Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha reaffirmed the existing position: “It is important to ensure freedom of navigation and aviation in the waters (of the South China Sea) and the peaceful resolution of disputes through dialogue,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. External relationships. Minister Kang added that at the meeting, he explained the government’s efforts to advance the peace process on the Korean peninsula and called for the support of the international community. Ten ASEAN countries and 18 countries, including Korea, China, Japan, the United States, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and India, participated in the East Asia Summit. By Kim Ji-eun, Staff Reporter [email protected]