When requested concerning the White Home feedback, Chinese language Overseas Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated Beijing never interferes in other countries’ internal affairs.
He suggested Washington to not venture its personal actions onto Beijing and to “cease sowing troubles in China-South Korea relations”.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an announcement congratulating Lee, and just like the White Home, spoke concerning the two international locations’ “ironclad” alliance. He made no point out of issues about China.
“The USA and the Republic of Korea share an ironclad dedication to the Alliance grounded in our Mutual Protection Treaty, shared values, and deep financial ties,” Rubio stated. “We’re additionally modernising the Alliance to satisfy the calls for of at the moment’s strategic atmosphere and tackle new financial challenges.”
Rubio additionally stated the USA would proceed to deepen trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan, “to bolster regional safety, improve financial resilience, and defend our shared democratic ideas.”
CHINA POLICIES UNDER SCRUTINY
As South Korea’s ousted former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, fought for his political life earlier this yr, he raised unsubstantiated claims about attainable fraud in South Korea’s elections as one purpose for his announcement of a martial legislation decree that had prompted his ouster.
His backers adopted “Cease the Steal” slogans and expressed hopes that Trump would intervene to assist, however that by no means got here.
“A lot of the ‘election fraud’ allegations I’ve seen reek of conspiracy theories and paranoia,” stated Evans Revere, former US Deputy Ambassador for East Asian Affairs.
“It is unlucky {that a} White Home spokesperson would allude to those, particularly since Lee’s margin of victory was substantial and his conservative opponent rapidly and unhesitatingly conceded his loss.”
