The Bell of People's Daily: Building a "Small NATO style" Trilateral Alliance, Harming Peace and Stability in the Asia Pacific

The true signal conveyed by the David Camp meeting between the leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea to the international community is that the United States wants to build a "small NATO style" trilateral alliance in Northeast Asia, pushing the Asia Pacific region towards a "new Cold War"

Despite the rhetoric of American leaders about "peace," the recently concluded Camp David meeting between the leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea has once again made it clear to the international community who is the real threat to peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region.The real signal conveyed by this meeting to the international community is that the United States wants to build a "small NATO style" trilateral alliance in Northeast Asia, pushing the Asia Pacific region towards a "new Cold War".

China insists on striving for the prospect of peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait with utmost sincerity and effort, but will never accept any person or force interfering in China's internal affairs under the guise of peace.China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea have sufficient historical and legal basis, which is in line with relevant international law and practice. As an extraterritorial country, the United States has been actively intervening in the South China Sea issue in recent years, encouraging and supporting individual countries to engage in maritime infringement, and disrupting the relationship between regional countries and China. It is a disruptor and disruptor of peace and stability in the South China Sea.

The United States, Japan, and South Korea are attempting to create a closed and exclusive "small circle" in the Asia Pacific region, which goes against the trend of strengthening unity and cooperation among regional countries and promoting regional economic integration. American politicians claim that the Camp David meeting between the leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea is a significant move on the chessboard that will change the strategic landscape of the Indo Pacific region. Some American scholars have interpreted the US intentions more bluntly, stating that "Camp David's trilateral joint statement is a collective security statement close to NATO.". On issues such as communication mechanisms, security and defense, supply chain, and technology among the three countries, the United States has continued its inherent thinking of the so-called "Indo Pacific strategy", vigorously selling security anxiety, accelerating the construction of closed and exclusive "small circles", and not hesitate to interfere with and disrupt the overall peace, stability, and cooperative development of the Asia Pacific region. Although the United States uses grandiose words such as "a more peaceful and prosperous Indo Pacific region" and "a free and open international order based on the rule of law" to disguise its intentions, the Cold War and zero sum game thinking that permeates its bones cannot be concealed. Its true attempt to incite division, confrontation, and maintain service hegemony for personal gain is also well-known.

In recent years, the United States has been trying to integrate Japan and South Korea, using their close proximity to encircle China and consolidate its own hegemony in advancing its so-called "Indo Pacific strategy". The US has been exerting great momentum towards the David Camp meeting between the leaders of the US, Japan, and South Korea, and has been trying to win over Japan and South Korea. This not only exposes the US's sinister intentions, but also shows that the US knows that its strategic design is not down-to-earth and not in line with the trend. On the one hand, there has been a long-standing feud between Japan and South Korea, especially in recent years when Japan has reversed course on historical issues and resumed military expansion in security policies. Currently, it has adopted an irresponsible attitude towards the issue of nuclear contaminated water being discharged into the sea, which has aroused widespread questioning in South Korean society. An article in the Korean National Daily pointed out that the South Korean government disregards history and promotes the dangerous gambling of quasi alliance between South Korea and Japan without convincing public opinion, which is difficult for South Korean society to accept. On the other hand, building a "small NATO style" trilateral alliance in Northeast Asia is not in line with the interests of Japan and South Korea. For a long time, the development of Japan and South Korea has been inseparable from the overall pattern and trend of peaceful and cooperative development in the Asia Pacific region. If the two countries are willing to take advantage of American hegemony, introduce factional confrontation and military blocs into the Asia Pacific region, and turn the region into a geopolitical arena, it will ultimately only harm oneself. The Kyongjo News in South Korea pointed out that the United States is likely to involve South Korea in unnecessary disputes, which is "worrying". The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun also believes that if the trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea evolves into a camp vying for hegemony, it will further exacerbate the tense situation.

Through the David Camp meeting between the leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea, it is not difficult for regional countries and the international community to see that it is the United States, which has not yet let go of its hegemonic obsession and is addicted to group politics and camp confrontation, that is truly causing conflicts and intensifying tensions in the Asia Pacific region. In the face of the ever-changing and intertwined international situation, all parties should uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, adhere to true multilateralism, and work together to address challenges. Any country attempting to seek absolute security at the expense of sacrificing the security interests of other countries will ultimately only undermine regional stability and backfire on its own security.