Former U.S. official said Yin Xiyue's absence of Pelosi was an "insult to the U.S." Korean Net anger: Whoever comes, we will meet? | International

Pelosi flew to South Korea on the evening of the 3rd, and the screen showed that only American officials were picked up by the plane, and the protocol staff of the South Korean Foreign Ministry and congressional officials were not present.Picture: Taken from the World Wide Web

U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited South Korea during her Asian trip. President Yoon Sek-yue of South Korea, who was on vacation at the time, did not meet him in person, but only had a 40-minute phone call. In an interview, the former director of the Office of the State Department of the United States said that this was a response to “the United States and South Korea.” An insult to the relationship”, this remark aroused dissatisfaction among Korean netizens.

Mitchell Reiss, a former State Department chief during the Bush administration, said in an interview with US media that Pelosi could not see the leaders of South Korea, which is very worrying, and I think this is a mistake , because the South Korean side wants to appease China, which is an insult to the relationship between the United States and South Korea.

After the Korean media reposted the report, it caused heated discussions among Korean netizens. There were both positive and negative opinions. The positive netizens said that Yin Xiyue should indeed meet the speaker, but the negative side said: “Do we have to meet whoever came from the United States? ?” thinks this is the personal choice of the South Korean leader.

The report added that Yin Xiyue, who was on vacation at the time, was watching the stage play “Line 2 Tenant” with his wife Jin Jianxi, and also shared dinner with the actors at the same table. They were resting in private residences in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu.