What Does US Want From South Korea’s Presidential Election?
Experts say the Biden administration wants the next South Korean president to forge a strong alliance with the United States to defend an East Asia increasingly overshadowed by China’s aggression and to tackle North Korea’s threats.
The South Korean presidential election is scheduled for March 9, 2022. The leading contenders are Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party and Yoon Seok-yeol of the opposition People Power Party.
Experts said the next election will be critical for the Biden administration as Washington is looking toward South Korea’s next president to play a crucial role in support of Washington’s top foreign policy agenda, which is countering China’s military aggression in Asia, according to experts.
