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On the 13th, Professor Moon Il-hyun from China University of Political Science and Law attended the 66th Beijing Morning Forum hosted by the China-Korea Chamber of Commerce and gave a lecture on the topic "Post-COVID US-China Clash and the Korean Peninsula."
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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Cho Young-shin] There is an opinion that the United States is completely denying the Chinese national system. It is argued that since the U.S. is attacking China's core interests, the U.S.-China conflict is likely to be prolonged.

On the 13th (local time), Moon Il-hyun, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law, who appeared as a speaker at the "China Beijing Morning Forum" hosted by the China-Korea Chamber of Commerce, stated, "The United States is attacking three core Chinese interests: the national and political system, sovereignty and territory, and economic and social development." Professor Moon is a scholar who was a Beijing correspondent and broke the exclusive story on Deng Xiaoping's death in 1997.

Professor Moon said, "The U.S. government began to lower the title of Chinese President Xi Jinping to 'General Secretary of the Communist Party,' which is tantamount to labeling China as a dictatorship."

He also said that attacks on issues that the Chinese leadership is determined to protect, such as sovereignty over the South China Sea and Taiwan reunification, are evidence of a complete denial of the Chinese system.

Professor Moon explained that the U.S.-China trade conflict is also part of this. It means to put a brake on the Chinese government's goal of continuous economic growth and social development.

According to Professor Moon, the U.S. attack points on China are fundamentally different from past conflicts.

He explained that through attacks on China's core interests, the U.S. aims to politically induce internal division within China and externally build a new alliance system to encircle China.

Professor Moon said the expansion of the Group of Seven (G7) is a U.S. strategy to build a new alliance system. The U.S. strategy is to isolate China internationally by including countries such as South Korea, Australia, India, and Brazil.

He expressed particular concern that the South China Sea sovereignty issue could become a turning point that changes world history.

Professor Moon said, "The basic principle of U.S. diplomacy is not to intervene in territorial issues such as sovereignty disputes between third countries. The U.S. designation of China's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea as illegal should be seen as a violation of this basic principle and an intervention in territorial disputes."

He said the battleground could expand not only to the South China Sea but also to the East China Sea (Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu Islands in Chinese) sovereignty issue and border disputes with India.

Professor Moon expressed concern that the U.S. might use tactical nuclear weapons in the South China Sea.

He also forecasted that the responsibility for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) could escalate into compensation issues.

He said, "If the U.S.-China conflict prolongs, a new international order may emerge, and South Korea's role on the Korean Peninsula must be redefined." He explained that strategic ambiguity cannot be maintained indefinitely.

Professor Moon added, "As of 2018, there are 128 countries trading with China, and among them, about 70 countries are direct or indirect U.S. allies. From an economic perspective, a sustainable growth front line must be established with these countries."

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