Will South Korea consider joining the Quad? China respects South Korea’s cooperation with other countries or organizations, but such cooperation should not be achieved at the expense of China’s national interests.
Bongju Lee, President of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union Cargo Truckers’ Solidarity Division (KPTU-TruckSol) and Geon-yeong Kim, KPTU-TruckSol Incheon Regional Branch Chair had been threatened with arrest by authorities. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its South Korean affiliates had slammed these threats as ‘politically motivated’.