S.Korea ‘weak link’ of US strategy to encircle China

(4th LD) Russian FM calls for efforts to keep peace on peninsula after N.K. missile launches Diplomacy 20:36 March 25

South Korea and Russia agreed to continue close communication and cooperation for progress on the Korean Peninsula peace process," Chung said.

"I also asked Russia to continue to play a constructive role going forward," he added.

 
The two countries' first foreign ministerial meeting in Seoul since 2009 came after tensions flared anew due to North Korea's missile launches in the morning and an acrimonious Sino-U.S. rivalry that has brought China and Russia closer together

S.Korea ‘weak link’ of US strategy to encircle China
By
Zhao Yusha, Xing Xiaojing and
Xu KeyuePublished: Mar 17, 2

Seoul's reluctance to openly defy China coincides with Chinese observers' views that South Korea, with strong political and economic reliance on China, will distance itself from the US-initiated Asian alliance to contain China. 

 Definition of weak link

: the least strong or successful part

an unreliable part of a system, which may cause the whole system to fail

 Weak link　の意味

「弱点」「隙」「足を引っ張る」「信頼できない人」

 

South Korean president visits Beijing, praises China for 'strategic cooperation'

China's help played a key role in defusing an escalation between North and South Korea last week, South Korean President Park Geun Hye says. The comments came during a visit to the Chinese capital.