Many people attribute the political chaos in South Korea last night to the opposition party's relentless pursuit of the first lady's corruption scandal. Personally, I feel this is merely a trigger or something to write about. The larger issue is that the international political landscape has changed after the U.S. elections, and the direction of events is determined by the impending arrival of Trump or his inclinations.

1. The first lady's corruption issue has been battled for a year; why has it escalated to a state of martial law? It’s not only the opposition party that is challenging, even the ruling party in South Korea, including its leader, opposes Yoon Suk-yeol, and the ruling party is already divided internally.

2. Yoon Suk-yeol won the election with considerable effort from the Democratic Party; we can revisit the 2021 South Korean election scene, where the Democratic Party was staunchly loyal. With Trump in power, Yoon Suk-yeol naturally needed to establish a relationship with him, and Yoon's aides had repeatedly stated they would meet before Trump's inauguration. However, Trump still did not meet him, consistent with his reasons for refusing an early meeting with Shii Nobuo. Think about it: when Trump was first elected in 2016, Abe Shinzo visited New York the following week to present Trump with a golden golf club.

It is estimated that the internal opposition to Yoon Suk-yeol within the ruling party understood the deeper meaning of Trump's refusal to meet, and thus they jumped out to stab him in the back. Yoon Suk-yeol is caught in a pincer attack.

3. This morning I saw reports that the head of the South Korean presidential office and the chief secretary collectively resigned, which means that the core aide team has already fled. The armed forces couldn't stop the members of parliament from rushing into the National Assembly building, showing that the South Korean military's implementation of martial law last night was quite perfunctory. Yoon Suk-yeol is basically finished; this matter of martial law is likely unavoidable as impeachment and resignation loom ahead.

4. The deeper meaning of Trump's refusal to meet Yoon Suk-yeol is likely related to his foreign policy priorities, which should focus on the Middle East and support Netanyahu. This is also why Netanyahu dared to dismiss the sitting Israeli defense minister (who had a close relationship with the Democratic Party) before the election results. In July, Netanyahu and his wife went to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump, indicating their relationship. If geopolitical maneuvering prioritizes the Middle East, then issues concerning Russia-Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific must be eased; this may be Trump's deeper intention. By not pushing hard on geopolitical maneuvering, efforts can be made in trade, finance, and technological restrictions.