The Trend of China-ROK Strategic Cooperation and China's Response under the Competition Pattern between China and the US

Abstract

Since the Biden administration came to power, the United States has pursued the policy of alliance first, and the alliance between the US and South Korea has been further strengthened. Under the competition pattern between China and the United States, South Korea is facing increasing pressure to choose sides, and there are challenges in the strategic cooperation between China and South Korea. However, based on the close economic ties between China and South Korea, the advantages of the progressive camp in the National Assembly and the long-held pragmatic diplomatic tradition of South Korea, the impetus and possibility of maintaining the stable development of China-ROK strategic cooperation still exist. China should do its best to ease the asymmetric dilemma between the US-South Korea alliance and China-South Korea relations, promote the establishment of a security mechanism in Northeast Asia, and maintain regional security and stability.