尹锡悦访美是拿着"烫手山芋"走上红地毯？China and South Korea trade barbs over Taiwan

韩国总统尹锡悦本星期到美国进行七天访问，这是韩国总统时隔12年再次对美国进行国事访问。尹锡悦出访前接受路透社访问时，第一次表示韩国可能为乌克兰提供军事援助，也称台湾问题不仅是中国和台湾之间的问题，而是如同朝鲜问题一样是全球问题。

他的言论立即引起北京强烈反应，中韩两国爆发口水战，外交官隔空交锋持续了几天仍未停息。

中韩在台湾问题上的交锋，是中美争霸的又一个影子。有韩国学者支持尹锡悦的表态，认为韩国应该搭上以美国为中心的同盟列车，也有人为韩国同时得罪中俄两国忧心忡忡，担心中国会“秋后算账”。

尹锡悦为何要在出访美国前突然高调谈论台湾？这是韩国新的对华路线吗？中韩再次发生摩擦，对东北亚局势会造成什么影响？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红，以及《联合早报》中国新闻组主任杨丹旭与首尔通讯员姜贵瑛解析。

延伸阅读：

• 称台湾问题是“全球性问题” 对尹锡悦涉台言论大陆提出严正交涉
• 中韩就台湾问题爆口水战 学者：韩或在印太战略上进一步支持美国

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol flew to Washington for a seven-day visit. His trip is the first state visit to the United States by a South Korean leader since 2011 and marks the 70th anniversary of the countries' alliance.

In an interview with Reuters before the trip, Yoon signalled a shift in his stance against arming Ukraine for the first time. He also said, “the Taiwan issue is not simply an issue between China and Taiwan but, like the issue of North Korea, it is a global issue.”

His comments have sparked a war of words between Beijing and Seoul. 

At a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the Taiwan issue is “a matter for Chinese who do not need to be told what should or should not be done." 

South Korea's foreign ministry hit back by describing Beijing’s comments as “serious diplomatic discourtesy”.

This episode of the Global Heartbeat podcast invites Lianhe Zaobao's China News Editor Yang Danxu and Seoul Correspondent Kang Gwi Young to share their perspectives on the diplomatic spat between China and South Korea. 

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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