"South Korea's Diplomatic Balancing Act: Hosting Japan and China Amidst US Allies' Efforts to Reassure Beijing"

South Korea hosted a trilateral meeting with senior diplomats from China and Japan in an effort to ease Beijing's concerns about Seoul and Tokyo's deepening security ties with the United States. The meeting aimed to revive a long-suspended trilateral leaders' summit and strengthen cooperation among the three countries. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been heightened due to North Korea's weapons tests and its pursuit of closer relationships with countries like Russia. The trilateral meeting comes after South Korea, Japan, and the US celebrated a "new milestone" in cooperation at a summit in August.