S.Korea - rock and a hard place

As the South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun, has met both Chinese and US leaders in the last week his official comments on both have been closely studied. Are they intentionally revealing or just open to interpretation ? Local conservative media have focused on a close comparison of just how fulsome the praise in each post-summit press conference has been to suggest South Korea is caught between the competing powers and cannot show favour to both. This week has apparently demonstrated a move closer to China more from the Chosun Ilbo... More liberal commentators, on the other hand, have seen the US summit as a continuing show of unity with the US more from the Joong Ang Daily...