Japan, ROK should embrace multilateralism

Editor's note: Efforts to advance Asia-Pacific cooperation face challenges like rising geopolitical tensions, unilateralism and protectionism. In such circumstances, countries in the region should uphold multilateralism, free trade, and enhance cooperation through platforms such as Boao Forum for Asia for the betterment of the region. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

Despite the emergence of a multilateral world order influenced by Eurasia and BRICS amid the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Donald Trump administration is not only pushing ahead with its "America First" strategy but also following a new foreign policy. This shift will lead to a major transformation of the existing world order.

But even before the inauguration of the Trump 2.0 administration, the then Yoon Suk-yeol government in the Republic of Korea had been pursuing a foreign policy focused on the ROK-US alliance and the ROK-US-Japan security cooperation, pushing the country toward a serious crisis.