South Korean opposition lawmaker: ”The cancellation of the US Secretary of State's visit to South Korea is a signal of distrust for the Lee Jae Myung administration”

On the 4th, Na Kyung-won, a member of the opposition People Power Party, said, "Secretary of State Marcos Benjamin Rubio's cancellation of his visit to South Korea is not a simple change in the diplomatic schedule.
"It could be a signal of distrust from the U.S. side towards the administration's diplomatic approach," he said. On the same day, Rep. Na posted on Facebook, "The negotiations on tariffs and defense costs between South Korea and the U.S. have been progressing slowly.
"Not only has progress not been achieved, but it is difficult to see as a mere coincidence that the cancellation of the visit to South Korea was announced immediately after the news that President Lee had been asked to attend the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in China."
"It is unusual to cancel the visit when the schedule for the visit to South Korea is so close," Na said. "It can be seen as something that was put on the back burner in terms of priorities. There is a crack in trust in the US-South Korea relationship, and diplomatic relations are in a bad shape."
"The schedule has always been at odds," he said. "The issue of attending the Chinese Victory Day celebrations must be immediately made clear that we will not attend, and in the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations, we must proactively present a mutually beneficial coexistence plan."
"No," he added.