News Analysis
The United States and China are seeking to strengthen their ties with South Korea’s new conservative government.
U.S. President Joe Biden lands in South Korea late Friday as part of a six-day trip that also includes Japan. Biden has of course, in advance, reaffirmed the need for a strong U.S.-South Korea alliance.
Meanwhile, Chinese diplomats are also trying to make inroads with the new administration led by political novice Yoon Suk-yeol.
On May 10, Yoon succeeded Moon Jae-in as the 20th president of South Korea. In the afternoon, Yoon met with China’s Vice President Wang Qishan at the presidential palace in Yongsan, Seoul….