The potential impeachment of South Korea’s president after an aborted attempt to impose martial law may complicate US efforts to increase pressure on China under President-elect Donald Trump by undermining American-led alliances in East Asia.
Since taking office in 2022, President Yoon Suk Yeol has steered South Korea away from economic dependence on China and bolstered trade with the US, its sole security treaty ally. At the same time, Yoon has broken through historical tensions with Japan to form closer military, diplomatic and economic ties.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington is closely watching the developments in Seoul, adding that South Korea “is one of the most powerful stories in the world about the emergence of democracy and democratic resilience, and we’ll continue to look to Korea to set that example.”
That could work out well, he added, if the focus centers on new trade deals or easing tensions with Pyongyang and Beijing. And while South Koreans across the political spectrum are wary of China’s growing regional power, in the Bloomberg interview Lee said he wanted a less adversarial relationship with Beijing to help the South Korean economy.
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