Korea-US alliance at a critical juncture

Something has gone seriously wrong in the Korea-U.S. relationship. Back in late July, the Korean government proudly declared that the long and difficult tariff negotiations with Washington had finally concluded successfully. The next month, following the Korea-U.S. summit, a presidential spokesperson told reporters there was no need for any written agreement because the meeting had gone “so well.” Everything, we were assured, was firmly under control. The public was told to relax. Yet only weeks later, President Lee Jae Myung himself said in an interview with Time magazine that U.S. demands were excessive and unfair. He even warned that accepting them could trigger a financial crisis — and even lead to his impeachment. So what happened between then and now? Was the summit such a triumph that it required no written statement, as the spokesperson claimed? Or was the administration eager to trumpet a success story back then, only to rewrite the script when it became politically convenient? Do they really believe the Korean people can be deceived this easily? This episode revealed morWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times