China last week threatened to punish South Korean companies that export products containing critical rare-earth metals to the U.S. – the latest blow to an Asian economic powerhouse and staunch U.S. ally that was already in turmoil over a series of political impeachments.
The office of South Korea’s president has been a revolving door since December, with two impeachments, one reinstatement and two temporary acting presidents. The crisis was touched off in December 2024 when the country’s conservative president at the time, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared martial law. And now snap elections are scheduled for June 3.
China has sought to exploit the impeachment crisis, sending subtle and overt signals the Chinese Communist Party-run country would love to push South Korea further from the United States and closer to Beijing.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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