SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump, Yoon’s office confirmed on Tuesday ( Nov 12 ).
Yoon, who his company claims he last played in 2016, was taken to a golf training on Saturday for a game, according to North Korean advertising.
” A lot of people close to President Trump… ( told me ) President Yoon and Trump will have good chemistry”, Yoon told a press conference on Thursday, after congratulating Trump by telephone on his win.
He continued, adding that former Trump administration officials and powerful Republicans had offered to assist in the development of relationships with the approaching leader.
As Trump’s” America First” international coverage plans and his unexpected fashion develop in his second term, Yoon may try to capitalize on a specific connection with Trump to improve Seoul’s interests.
South Korean businesses have a significant share of US industry, and during Trump’s first phrase, the two countries fought over cost-sharing for the about 28,500 US troops stationed in South Korea as a result of the Korean War of 1950-1953.
Yoon called on Sunday for state and business discussions in Seoul to plan for Trump’s return, while Yoon has been working on important financial change.
According to Ramon Pacheco Pardo, a practitioner in Korean politics at King’s College London, the similar characteristics and unconventional mindsets of Trump and Yoon does help them get together.
” I even think that Yoon is typically well-liked by policy-makers in the United States, which will help him, whoever advises Trump on international policy”, he added.
Although Bruce Klingner of the Washington-based Heritage Foundation concurred that a solid connection may be developed, cautioning that it might not be enough to protect South Korea from adverse effects.
There is no proof that Shinzo Abe’s private marriage had any visible, demonstrable benefits for Japan, according to the former CIA analyst, who made reference to the former Japanese prime minister who was killed.
Tokyo was treated the same as Seoul in controversial discussions on defense cost-sharing, he added.