South Korea China policy

As China-U.S. competition securitizes more and more economic transactions, Seoul’s old balancing act between the rivals is becoming trickier to sustain.

On 3 big issues – THAAD missile defense, Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and South Korea, and the Chip 4 semiconductor initiative – Yoon has been careful not to anger Beijing.

From responding to North Korea to long-term approaches toward China, the U.S., and Japan, South Korea's next president will have a full agenda from day one.

The Japan-South Korea-U.S. mechanism is a crucial piece in the United States’ broad Indo-Pacific strategy.

Pressure from Washington to align with the U.S. decoupling effort is growing, but it's a tall order for South Korea.

India’s diplomacy with Russia and the U.S. holds lessons for Seoul’s China-U.S. balancing act.

The future of the ROK-U.S. alliance is about to be negotiated, and this will likely mean significant changes.

The Democratic Party has a presidential candidate: Governor Lee Jae-myung. Where does he stand on inter-Korean and foreign relations?

Testing Seoul’s embrace of the United States’ regional strategy.

The Indo-Pacific focus of the Biden-Moon joint statement was notable.

While the two sides were careful to avoid open disagreement, there are clear areas of tensions, from approaches to China and North Korea to alliance issues involving Japan.