However, Lee has made several comments regarding ROK-Taiwan relations that indicate he would adopt more PRC-friendly policies than Yoon. In a 2024 campaign event in Chungcheong Province, he remarked that “Whatever happens in the Taiwan Strait, whatever happens in the domestic affairs of China and Taiwan, what does it matter to us?”

What does South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Impeachment Mean for Taiwan?



Posted by Ducky118

5 comments

  1. Another way of wording it would be ” How much would the election of Lee Jae-myung positively impact Taiwan?” ..but F that though huh, at the very base level they continue to manipulate you.

  2. Most of what happens between China and Taiwan would be dominated by the US approach to it. If the US pursues a hardline on the issue, then it is unlikely that S Korea impacts it by much. If the US is seen to back away from Taiwanese support, S Korean support of Taiwan is not likely to make much of a difference to the Chinese actions.

    To put it even more bluntly, S Korea likely will not risk severing ties with the US.

  3. It is highly unlikely that Japan or South Korea would intervene militarily regardless of who is in power. Because,

    1. Unlike the US which is a Pacific Ocean away, both countries are geographically too close to China so they take the most damage in a case of war, and

    2. Both countries are democracies so you cant force them to fight a highly unpopular war. (For Japan it is perfectly legal for a self defense officer to refuse foreign deployment and for Korea the army is made up of conscripts)

  4. A “proud NIMBY” to the very end much like the other western democracies out there!

  5. If China simply attacks Taiwan, it is unlikely that South Korea will intervene militarily. According to the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty, even if the United States intervenes militarily in the Taiwan issue, South Korea is not obliged to follow suit.

    However, there is one variable: North Korea. If North Korea makes any military moves in response to China’s attack on Taiwan, South Korea is likely to intervene in the Taiwan issue as well as in response to North Korea.

    In addition, the author of the article defines Lee Jae-myung as a populist politician, but there is little basis for this definition given his past experience of running a local government for more than 10 years.

    However, he has a long-term vision for UBI, which some may see as evidence of populism, but if he does not consider UBI in the era of robots and AI, he will be unfit to be a politician.

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