China In Context
China In Context
SOAS China Institute
South Korea makes a pivotal shift on China
14 minutes Posted Aug 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm.
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Throughout the course of history, China has exerted enormous influence over Korea. Korean kings were obliged to pay homage to Chinese emperors yet in the modern era, the relationship is in flux. The pro-US policies of President Yoon Suk-Yeol are causing some people in China to accuse the South Koreans of disloyalty. In this podcast, host Duncan Bartlett is joined from Seoul by Rory Green, Chief China Economist and Head of Asia Research at Global Data TS Lombard.