Yonhap news agency, “Korea Daily” and other South Korean media reported on the 16th, the South Korean presidential office announced the same day, will be used in official documents and public statements of the three countries in northeast Asia unified as“Korea, China and Japan. South Korea’s presidential office said the move was aimed at removing the diplomatic sensitivity and unnecessary disputes caused by the different expressions.
Yonhap said the South Korean presidential office of relevant people pointed out that“South Korea, China and Japan” has long been South Korea’s most common way of expression, through the unification of standards, can avoid outside interpretation of the order as“South Korea’s preference for which country.”. Korean media recalled that in the yin xiyue government before, “Korea, China and Japan” has been the mainstream usage. But since the 2023 attended the ASEAN summit in September, the Yoon government has switched to “South Korea, Japan and China”, explaining the context for the adjustment by “Working more closely with the US and Japan on values”. The change at the time sparked heated discussion in South Korea about its diplomatic course.
South Korea daily criticized the previous government for mixing the two, idealizing supposedly neutral statements and creating unnecessary controversy. The unification of the South Korean government as“Korea, China and Japan”, is seen as the resumption of practices, a reorganization of the system of expression.
Several South Korean media analysis, said the move also reflects the current Korean government’s China policy of rational and pragmatic characteristics. A presidential office official told Yonhap news agency that the previous administration’s diplomacy was“Too idealistic”, placing too much emphasis on south korea-us-japan co-operation, while the current administration emphasizes“Balanced diplomacy”. Yonhap said the administration’s pragmatic, Seek truth from facts diplomacy sought to improve relations with China.