South Korea, which China and the United States have not dared to "offend", has c

Around the "India-Pacific Strategy," there were serious differences in the interpretation of the presidential palace in South Korea and the Foreign Ministry on the 9th. As a result, Cheong Wa Dae was revisited twice in a day. First, he said that he would not consider joining for the time being and later said in a mild tone, "This needs Further consultation and communication with the United States. "

According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency on the 9th, Kim Sang-jeol, the economic assistant to the presidential official who is visiting Indonesia with the presidential text of South Korea, said at the press conference in Jakarta on the morning of the same day that the "Indian-Pacific vision" is a strategy proposed by Japan. Hopes to build a diplomatic alliance with Japan, Australia, India and the United States as their main axes will not be necessary for South Korea to join.

However, many South Korean media subsequently found out that this statement was inconsistent with the contents of the joint statement by heads of state on 8 and South Korea and the United States. It was reported that the joint statement said: "President Trump emphasized that the alliance established by South Korea and the United States based on the common values of mutual trust and freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law is to safeguard the security, stability and prosperity of the Indian-Pacific region Core spindle. " Yonhae News Agency said Cheong Wa Dae top officials explained that President Trump proposed to the text President Yin during the summit to join the "India-Pacific strategy," but Wen's President did not explicitly reply, because South Korea think this proposal comes Too sudden, can not immediately participate in the attitude or not. It can be seen that in the joint statement, only Trump's statement was written and the relevant attitude of South Korea was not included.