Japan and South Korea resumed shuttle diplomacy and resumed security talks.

The picture shows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yue (left) arriving in Japan on March 16 and holding a leaders' meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right).

(Associated Press)

[Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] As the relationship between Japan and South Korea continues to warm up, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s itinerary for a two-day visit to South Korea on the 7th is almost finalized. At the (G7) summit, leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea will hold talks, and the pace of deepening cooperation between the three parties will be accelerated, clearly showing a positive attitude to consolidate the front.

Japan's "Kyodo News Agency" reported that according to relevant sources on the 1st, Prime Minister Kishida's first visit to South Korea after taking office from July 7 to 8 was basically finalized on the same day.

It will be the first move to restart the "shuttle diplomacy" between the leaders of the two countries.

Kishida hopes to promote the dialogue between the leaders of the two countries by returning to visit soon after Yin Xiyue's visit to Japan in March.

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According to reports, at the Japan-South Korea summit, the two sides will agree to strengthen Japan-South Korea security cooperation in view of North Korea's progress in nuclear and missile development.

In order to deter North Korea, the importance of trilateral cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea will also be confirmed.

"Yonhap News Agency" reported on the 1st that the Japan-Korea summit is undergoing final coordination and is scheduled to be held at the President's Office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 7th.

According to the report, if Fumio Kishida visits South Korea on the 7th, it will only be 50 days before Yin Xiyue visits Japan.

Some South Korean public opinion speculates that Kishida may use this visit to South Korea as an opportunity to make a public apology on the issue of ex-employment workers, but most opinions still believe that it is unlikely that Japan will issue a clearer apology on this issue than at the previous summit; The Chinese government may hope to show its determination and positive attitude to restart shuttle diplomacy.

The last time a Japanese prime minister visited South Korea was in February 2018, when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

The last time he visited South Korea in the form of "shuttle diplomacy" was Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's visit in October 2011.

According to a Reuters report on the 1st, the U.S. government authorities revealed that Japan, the U.S. and South Korea leaders will hold talks during the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

Yin Xiyue ended his visit to the United States and strengthened the South Korea-U.S. alliance, and the backlash from China is also increasing.

South Korea's "Hankyoreh Daily" quoted experts as saying that the confrontation between the two camps in Northeast Asia is an inevitable trend of the times. The alliance between Russia, China and North Korea (North Korea) will become stronger, and will also strengthen the alliance between the United States, Japan and South Korea, hoping to contain North Korea. The threatened South Korean government is unlikely to take a pro-China stance again.