China holds rare summit with U.S.-allied South Korea and Japan
NBCJAN 2024
China, Japan, South Korea Pledge Increased Cooperation
China, Japan, andSouth SKoreaKorea Pledge toIncreased Boost Cooperation
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The Spin
It's crystal clear that America wants to use both Japan and South Korea as proxies to advance its hegemonic ambitions to counter China, so theirJapan and South Korea's leaders must not fall into such a trap that canwill only bring instability and chaos to East Asia. Seoul and Tokyo must act according to their national interests and accelerate cooperation with Beijing.
Under pressure from the West, Beijing has no alternative other than to restore trilateral cooperation with Japan and South Korea. And as China remains their largest trading partner, the two major US allies in the Asia-Pacific can't just ditch it. Yet, this is no cause for alarm, as even Washington has worked to stabilize ties with the PRC.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 10% chance that there will be a US-China war before Jan. 1, 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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