Which Will South Korea Choose: The U.S. or China?

中国の新疆政策に対する各国の反応

青＝中国政府を批判している国
オレンジ＝支持している国
赤＝いったん支持するも取り下げた国
グレー＝無反応の国 pic.twitter.com/CJJ00nKTk1

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Which Will South Korea Choose: The U.S. or China?

South Korea will have an increasingly difficult time appeasing both giants. 

by Doug Bandow Follow Doug_Bandow 

坂東のおっちゃんか。

Indeed, the ROK will also be at increased risk because Japan is edging closer to America and against China. Although nothing is certain in wartime, leading figures in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are pressing to increase military expenditures and align with the United States against the PRC in a conflict over Taiwan. The American public would not soon forget the contrast between a Japanese government supporting America and a South Korean government refusing to do so.