Yoon’s APEC strategy: Aligning with allies, but getting sidelined by China



Briefings Yoon’s APEC strategy: Aligning with allies, but getting sidelined by China KOREA PRONovember 20, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the Korea-Japan summit discussion at Stanford University with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Nov. 17, 2023 \| Image: ROK Presidential Office South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home on Saturday after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. During his three-day visit, Yoon advocated for collective action among APEC’s 21 member economies to address global challenges such as climate change and supply chain disruptions, highlighting South Korea’s commitment to international collaboration in tackling pressing global issues. Yoon metwith U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the summit’s sidelines. These meetings reflect Seoul’s efforts to foster closer ties with Washington and Tokyo, particularly in technology and security. However, a summit meeting with Chinese leader © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 02North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 03South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus 04AI storage boom gives South Korea battery makers an EV overcapacity lifeline 05South Korea’s Mexico strategy runs into the hard limits of USMCA politics 06Preschool test ban forces South Korea’s English hagwons to rethink placement 07Lee Jae Myung’s Wall Street pitch tests South Korea’s capital market credibility 08US midterm clock raises stakes for South Korea’s $200 billion investment talks

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Yoon’s APEC strategy: Aligning with allies, but getting sidelined by China

KOREA PRONovember 20, 2023

President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the Korea-Japan summit discussion at Stanford University with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Nov. 17, 2023 | Image: ROK Presidential Office

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home on Saturday after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. During his three-day visit, Yoon advocated for collective action among APEC’s 21 member economies to address global challenges such as climate change and supply chain disruptions, highlighting South Korea’s commitment to international collaboration in tackling pressing global issues.

Yoon metwith U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the summit’s sidelines. These meetings reflect Seoul’s efforts to foster closer ties with Washington and Tokyo, particularly in technology and security. However, a summit meeting with Chinese leader

Yoon’s APEC strategy: Aligning with allies, but getting sidelined by China

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