Absence of security dialogue in Seoul for the first time in China China's Defense Ministry responded

2016-security dialogue in Seoul (Seoul Defense Dialogue, also known as the Seoul defense talks) on September 7 in Korea Seoul, China did not send representatives to attend. From 2014, the missions in China had been participating, Korean media speculate that this absence of China or Korea announced the deployment of "Sade" dissatisfied with the system.

Today (8th), China's Defense Ministry press office responded to this call, is absent because of work reasons.

　　China's Defense Ministry will respond to the absence of security dialogue in Seoul

8th, the global times to China's Defense Ministry press office enquiries: according to reports, security dialog 7th in Seoul Korea. South Korean media reported, as key players of the North Korean nuclear issue, China has not attended, speculation that absence due to deployment to the Korean "Sade" dissatisfied with the missile defense system. Will China absent from meetings? What are the reasons?

Answer: due to work reasons, China this year attended the Seoul defence dialogue.

2014 security dialogue group photo of all participants in Seoul (Yonhap)

Security dialogue in Seoul from Korea led the establishment of high-level multilateral security dialogue mechanism in Northeast Asia, the first held in 2012, is held every year. Each would be responsible for Defense Affairs invited States Vice ministerial-level officials and private experts. Currently, the national-level security dialogue in Singapore, and Germany, and Canada, and Korea and China each have one. Singapore is organized by the famous "Shangri-La dialogue" with China is "Xiangshan Forum", Korea is the "Seoul security dialogue".

Security dialogue in Seoul is Korea one of the diplomatic core, the main role is to discuss the security situation in the Korean peninsula and in Northeast Asia. In 2015, for example the theme of the Conference is "Mac 70 split, 70: challenges and hope" conference coverage of unified and global security crisis, East Asian seas, topics such as cyber security and international cooperation.

Park Geun-Hye, starting in 2015, dialogue speech of the day (Yonhap)

According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on August 30, 2016 Seoul security the theme of the dialogue to "multiple security crisis: challenges and responses". In addition to fixed marine safety and network security topics, this dialogue will also focus on the denuclearization of North Korea and international cooperation issues.

For some time, North Korea's ballistic missile launches in succession, and the quantity and quality have greatly improved than before. 3rd "Mars-7" full test firing of the missile. On August 24, successfully carried out the first full flight test of the submarine-launched ballistic missiles. 5th was a day shoot 3 rounds of ballistic missiles. The moves set off a Korea great tension.

On August 24, the DPRK submarine-launched ballistic missile test successful (North Korea's Rodong sinmun figure)

Therefore, this dialogue will be especially highlighted are of great practical significance. Korea China's Defense Minister Huang Renwu said more than more than 30 national and international agency officials met in Seoul to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and reiterated the common collaborative problem-solving, which is pressure on North Korea.

As key players of the North Korean nuclear issue, China also attaches great importance to nature. Yonhap said, precisely because China's crucial support, only the United Nations Security Council last month passed a media statement to condemn North Korea's missile tests.

From 2014, China began to participate in security dialogue in Seoul, when the 9-person delegation sent. Korea University international relations Professor Huang Zai-Hao told the media, the delegation of China on a large scale, members from the Ministry of defence, the Military Academy of Sciences, the National Defense University of China, represented by the Military Academy, major general Yao yunzhu keynote speaker.

2015 security dialogue in Seoul, Deputy Director of the Department of China National Defense University strategic General Xue Guoan Regiment (comments)

Huang Zai-Hao also said that China sent delegation to Seoul security dialogue to show that China wishes to strengthen China and Korea relations "China and Korea on bad terms, China would not send such a large group."

For some time, China and Korea by the Korea insists on deploying "Sade" greatly influenced the system event, will China continue to issues of concern to participants have also become popular. On August 30, the Korea media asks if China participating, when Korea Defense Ministry officials say, China has been Vice-ministerial-level officials in charge of Defense sent a letter of invitation, but has yet to receive a reply.

Until one day before the opening (6th), the situation was very clear. Korea KBS Television reported the same day that China has not attended one of dialogue. Then the argument that China is due to "Sade" deployment of discontent and refused to attend. Korea the World Journal said China will send a military attache in South Korea or China defense Secretaries in attendance, some Chinese experts will also attend the discussion. Originally planned to continue Mission in China this year, but as Korea announced the deployment of Thad, China's position has changed.

Observers network earlier reported, at the just-concluded G20 Summit, China and Korea held a bilateral meeting of the two leaders. XI pointed out that "we oppose the United States in Korea deploy ' Sade ' anti-missile system. The problem is bad, is not conducive to strategic stability in the region and exacerbate conflict. "And on the eve of the opening of the session, Park is also trying to persuade the Russians to agree" Sade "deployment, also opposed by Putin.

XI Jinping, Park Geun-Hye are welcome to attend the G20 Summit (Reuters Photo)

But on the other hand, China and Korea leader also referred to should be prevented from China and Korea for "Sade" deployment in the worst shape, "United in diversity". But Yonhap said, leaders of the Korea-us talks, both sides agreed that considering effective sanctions implementation and in the process of settlement of the DPRK nuclear issue, China plays an important role, will continue to be maintaining close communication through multiple channels of dialogue with the Chinese side.

Recent fluctuations in China and Korea will happen in the future, remains to be seen.

(Text/Guo Guanghao observer network)

(Editor: Yang Chen Hong)
2016-09-08 19:39:58
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中国首次缺席首尔安全对话会 中国国防部回应

　　2016年度首尔安全对话会（Seoul Defense Dialogue，又称首尔防务对话）已于9月7日在韩国首尔召开，中国并未派员参加。自2014年以来，中国一直派团参会，韩媒因此猜测，中国这次缺席或是因为对韩国宣布部署“萨德”系统表示不满。

　　今天（8日），中国国防部新闻局对此事做出回应称，缺席是因为工作安排原因。

　　中国国防部回应缺席首尔安全对话会

　　8日，《环球时报》向中国国防部新闻局问询：据报道，首尔安全对话7日在韩国举行。韩媒报道称，作为朝核问题的重要参与方，中国没有派员参加，猜测中国缺席原因是对韩部署“萨德”反导系统表示不满。中方是否会缺席有关会议？原因何在？

　　答：因工作安排原因，中方今年不派员参加首尔防务对话。

2014年首尔安全对话各国出席人士合影（韩联社 图）

　　首尔安全对话是由韩国主导建立的东北亚高层多边安全对话机制，首届于2012年举办，每年举办一次。每次都会邀请各国负责国防事务的副部长级官员及民间专家与会。目前，国家级别的安全对话在新加坡、德国、加拿大、韩国和中国各有一个。在新加坡举办的是著名的“香格里拉对话”，中国的是“香山论坛”，韩国的就是“首尔安全对话”。

　　首尔安全对话是韩国外交的核心之一，主要作用之一就是讨论朝鲜半岛及东北亚地区安全局势问题。比如2015年的会议主题就是“停战70年分裂70年：挑战与希望”，当时会议覆盖朝鲜半岛的统一与全球安全、东亚海洋危机、网络安全与国际合作等主题。

朴槿惠在2015年对话会开始当天演讲（韩联社 图）

　　而据韩联社8月30日报道，2016年首尔安全对话的主题为“多重安全危机：挑战与对策”。除了海洋安全及网络安全的固定主题外，本次对话还将着重讨论朝鲜无核化与国际合作问题。

　　近一段时间，朝鲜接连发射弹道导弹，而且数量和质量都较以前有很大提高。上月3日进行了“火星-7”导弹的全程试射。8月24日，首次成功进行了潜射弹道导弹的全程飞行试验。本月5日更是一天连射3发弹道导弹。这一系列举动引发了韩国的极大紧张。

8月24日，朝鲜潜射弹道导弹试射成功（朝鲜《劳动新闻》 图）

　　因此，本次对话会尤其凸显了很强的现实意义。韩国中国国防部次官黄仁武表示，30多个国家和国际机构高官齐聚首尔讨论朝核问题并重申共同合作解决问题，这本身就会对朝鲜形成压力。

　　作为朝核问题的重要参与方，中国自然也受到很大重视。韩联社称，正是因为获得中方的关键性支持，上月联合国安理会才通过了旨在谴责朝鲜试射导弹的媒体声明。

　　中国自2014年就开始参加首尔安全对话，当时派出了9人的代表团。韩国外国语大学国际关系学院教授黄载皓当时告诉媒体，中国代表团规模很大，成员来自中国国防部、军事科学院、国防大学等，由军事科学院的姚云竹少将作为代表主讲。

2015年首尔安全对话，中方由国防大学战略教研部副主任薛国安少将带团（中评社 图）

　　黄载皓当时还表示，中国派团参加首尔安全对话可以说明中方希望加强中国和韩国关系，“如果中国和韩国关系不好，中国也不会派这么大的团体”。

　　近一段时间，中国和韩国关系受到了韩国执意部署“萨德”系统事件的极大影响，中方是否继续参会也成为颇受关注的问题。8月30日，有韩国媒体询问中方是否与会，当时韩国中国国防部相关负责人表示，已向中国负责国防事务的副部长级官员发去邀请函，但至今尚未得到回复。

　　直到开幕前一天（6日），事态已十分明朗。韩国KBS电视台当天报道称，中方并未派员出席对话会。随后有观点认为，中方是因对“萨德”部署问题不满而拒绝出席。韩国《世界日报》称，此前中国都会派出驻韩武官或中国国防部局长级官员与会，部分中国民间专家也会参会讨论。今年中国原计划继续派团，但随着韩国宣布部署萨德，中国的立场发生了改变。

　　据观察者网此前报道，在刚刚结束的G20峰会期间，中国和韩国两国领导人曾举行了双边会谈。习近平指出，“我们反对美国在韩国部署‘萨德’反导系统。这个问题处理不好，不利于地区战略稳定，会加剧各方矛盾。”而就在会议开幕前夕，朴槿惠还试图说服俄方同意“萨德”部署，同样遭到了普京的反对。

习近平欢迎朴槿惠来华参加G20峰会（路透社 图）

　　但另一方面，中国和韩国领导人也都提到了应该防止中国和韩国关系因“萨德”部署问题陷入最糟糕的境地，应“求同存异”。同时韩联社称，在韩美领导人会谈中，双方一致认为，考虑到在对朝制裁的有效执行和朝核问题的解决过程中，中国发挥着举足轻重的作用，今后仍将通过多个对话渠道与中方保持密切沟通。

　　近一段时间波动的中国和韩国关系今后将何去何从，仍有待进一步观察。

　　（文/观察者网郭光昊）

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2016-09-08 19:39:58
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