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Pelosi's Asian tour is coming to an end, but the aftermath of the growing conflict between the United States and China and China and Taiwan is expected to continue in many countries.

It's a difficult issue for us as well, but the Korea-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in four days is expected to be the first test.



Correspondent Kim A-young.



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Taiwan was hit directly.



China conducted an unscheduled military containment exercise right after Chairman Pelosi's visit, and the area around Taiwan's waters is reminiscent of a state of quasi-war.



Not only the United States, but



[John Kirby / White House NSC Strategic Communications Coordinator: (as directed by Defense Secretary Austin) Ronald Reagan and the carrier strike group will remain in the area further to monitor the situation.]



Japan also raised its military alert level. I'm raising it high.



As the government, which tends to broaden the scope of cooperation with the United States and Japan, has come to have to pay attention to the volatility of cross-strait relations.



This is especially true given that the time is imminent for China to give an answer to the so-called Chip4 participation in the US-led semiconductor supply chain consultative body to which China is reacting sensitively.



Experts predicted that tensions are likely to remain in consideration of the domestic political schedule between the US and China, such as the US midterm elections in November and China's party congress in October.



[Gong-shik Gong / Senior Researcher, Center for International and Regional Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies: (From Xi Jinping’s point of view) It may not be bad for the international situation to become rigid…

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The economy is bad, and the corona virus.

Because if there is tension, it can rather unite internally.]



Many are of the opinion that South Korea, which is one step closer to the United States through its economic and security alliance, should focus more on managing China's backlash.



[Kim Han-kwon/Professor of the National Diplomatic Academy: It is necessary to pay attention not to damage the national interest so that unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts do not appear in Korea-China relations through restrained terms and messages…

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The Korea-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Qingdao, China on the 9th is expected to be the first gateway.



We need to prepare our stance on hot issues such as Chip 4 and the issue of both eyes confidently and elaborately.



(Video coverage: Jeon Jeong-bae, video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)



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