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Not long after the beginning of 2023, China was unhappy with South Korea and Japan.As a result, the Korean and Japanese people in the three major economies of Northeast Asia will not travel to China in the short term, and the negative perception of the people also rose sharply.A controversy around visa has made the relationship between Chinese surrounding relationships unfavorable; it has worked hard to operate for many months of South Korea's relations and ushered in a pot of cold water.
After China suddenly relaxed the epidemic prevention in December last year, the rate of infection of crown diseases soared. Among the 1.4 billion people in the country, 70 % and 80 % of the urban population infected, the number of deaths rose rapidly, and the official number was announced.Throughout many countries.Italy, India, Japan, and the United States announced in late December that they tightened entry control over Chinese passengers, mainly to require before or before and before the landing nucleic acid testing.
The South Korean government joined the ranks on December 30, announcing that it has taken epidemic prevention and strengthening measures for people entering China.In addition to requiring the test before and landing nucleic acid testing, South Korea has an additional restrictions on tourists from China: a short -term visa is suspended from January 2 to January 31. Due to diplomatic and official needs, necessary corporate business activities or humanitarianismExcept for the visa of the immigration purpose.
This move is equivalent to South Korea's door to Chinese passengers, which is more severe than that of the United States and India. It is only lighter than the Chinese people who are completely banned from entering the country.However, South Korea has just suspended the issuance of short -term visas, and has not restricted Chinese citizens who hold long -term visas to enter South Korea.From this, the purpose of the South Korean government may temporarily reduce the number of Chinese people in Korea and avoid this wave of Chinese epidemic.
Helplessly, the next dramatic plot has upgraded the problem.When a Chinese citizen arrived at Incheon Airport, a nucleic acid detection was in Chengyang, and he ran away from the quarantine hotel halfway until the South Korean Interpol arrested him the next day (January 5).This "escape incident" attracted a lot of attention in the local area and may also make the South Korean government face the pressure of public opinion.On the 7th, the outside world saw that Chinese netizens complained that they were discriminated against when they entered South Korea, including being forced to "hang yellow cards". They were escorted by military personnel and took pictures of many reporters.
Then, at noon on January 10, China announced the suspension of the issuance of South Korean citizens to visit China to visit, business, tourism, medical treatment, transit, and general private affairs short -term visas.That night, China also announced the suspension of Japanese citizens to go to China for ordinary visas.By the 11th, the Chinese government increased another to announce the suspension of visas and transit visa -free visa to China and South Korea.
South Korea commented that China did not dare to say anything about the United States and other Western countries, but took South Korea as a "soft persimmon pinch", which caused South Korea to unfortunately become the first victim of the wrestling wrestling in China and the world.However, if you look closely at the immigration prevention measures of various countries, it can be seen that it is not.Compared to the improvement of testing requirements for Western countries such as the United States, South Korea's sacrifice is to suspend visa means, and then the method of "hanging yellow" is not completely innocent.If you want to compare, Japan does not restrict Chinese passenger visas, but "with the list" South Korea, facing similar revenge, it is a bit wrong.
On the other hand, many signs show that China does not want to have a rigidity with South Korea at all, and has a last resort to adopt countermeasures to South Korea.
For example, China took revenge only after more than a week. The new foreign minister Qin Gang also called with South Korean foreign minister Park Zhentong on January 9th. "It is hoped that the Korean side will adhere to an objective and scientific attitude. "It is conceivable that Qin Gang personally reported to Park Zhen for his visa issue, and the results were unhappy.
At the end of December 2022, the National Press and Publication Agency of China just approved eight Korean games, marking that Korean games finally returned to the Chinese market after the 2017 China -South Korea's outbreak "Sad" controversy.Back to November 2022, Chinese officials attended the G20 summit in Bali Island, and also met with South Korean President Yin Xiyue. This is the signal of seeking a stable and positive relationship on both sides.
Of course, compared to the former Park Geun -hye and Wen Zaiyin, Yin Xiyue's beauty is obvious.Yin Xiyue emphasizes values diplomacy. He actively supports the Indo -Pacific strategy led by the United States and joins the chip Alliance (CHIP4) that eliminates China from the supply chain.However, it is undeniable that Yin Xiyue also tried to avoid relying on the United States, but seeking balance between China and the United States.Essence
Using American scholar Sun Yun's statement, as of the end of December last year, China has adopted the policies of Yin Xiyue's government to soothe the "anti -China" policy and tendency of the Korean government's potential "anti -China" policy and tendency.One of the reasons behind this is that the supply chain between China and South Korea enables both sides to form deep dependence on each other. Whether it is economical or strategic, it is impossible for both countries to easily abandon each other's bilateral chip trade.
China has worked hard to operate against South Korea since Yin Xiyue took office, including sending vice chairman Wang Qishan to attend the inauguration ceremony of Yin Xiyue. It is also because in the geopolitical pattern of Northeast Asia, South Korea is a hub that China can and also needs to fight for.nation.
There is public opinion that China's countermeasures are still the "wolf war" style, but in fact China's 2023 plan is to return to the international diplomatic stage.Competition in the United States.From this diplomatic dispute between China and South Korea, under the influence of a variety of intricate and complicated and accidental factors, it is not easy to superimize China's own reasons and unfavorable international public opinion atmosphere.
