Forward Observer Global Sitrep 7-24-23

 

 Excerpt From Today's Global Sitrep:

2. LET’S TALK: Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi proposed high-level talks between China, Japan, and South Korea during a meeting with the Japanese foreign minister in Indonesia.

• Wang and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Indonesia earlier this month.
• China’s foreign ministry refused to comment on the proposed meeting.

Why It Matters: China likely understands that the U.S.’s most capable partners in a conflict with China would be Japan and South Korea, a relationship Beijing is keen to disrupt. Although Tokyo is rapidly modernizing its military due to overt territorial threats from Beijing, Seoul is still sitting on the fence over the China-U.S. power struggle. Japan’s drive to modernize and expand its military is likely due to its doubts about the U.S.’ willingness to counter Chinese military action in the region – something that South Korea’s leadership is looking hard at in assessing its commitments to the U.S. beyond the Korean peninsula. – M.M.

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