President Yoon: ”It's not a matter of having to choose between the US and China”

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol said on the 18th (local time), "For South Korea, the United States and China are not a matter of having to choose one of the two."
President Yoon, who is visiting Brazil to attend the G20 summit, spoke to Brazil's leading daily newspapers, O Globo and Folha de Sao.
Paulo” and discussed solutions to the strategic competition between the United States and China, which is expected to intensify with the inauguration of the new U.S. administration.
"We hope that China-ROK relations will develop in a direction that contributes to peace and prosperity in the international community, and in that process, South Korea will work closely with both the United States and China," he said.
He continued, "In the international community, cooperation and competition have no choice but to coexist," and "What is important is that such competition and cooperation
President Yoon also emphasized that the bilateral relationship must be fair and mutually beneficial, while respecting international norms and rules.
"We are committed to continuing to communicate and develop our relations with China in a direction that is conducive to peace and prosperity in the Pacific region and the international community," he said.
Regarding the incoming US administration of Donald Trump, he said, "As members of the alliance, I and the next US president will work together for the good of both our peoples.
"I am confident that we will do more together for peace and prosperity in the future, not just in security, but also in the fields of economy, supply chains, advanced technology, and energy," he said.
"We will deepen strategic cooperation and contribute to the prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region and the international community," he said. He also criticized Russia-North Korea military cooperation as a "direct challenge to the international peace order," and said, "We will not cooperate with Russia-North Korea military cooperation.
"We will continue to work closely with our allies and partners to ensure that strong and effective sanctions are implemented."