South Korea’s main opposition leader said Friday that many South Koreans were concerned that the Lee Jae Myung government’s foreign and security policy could weaken the South Korea-US alliance.
“Many people are worried that the South Korea-US alliance may collapse and that South Korea may be leaving the free world,” People Power Party Chair Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok said during a press conference with foreign correspondents at the Press Center in central Seoul.
“I hope the Lee Jae Myung government will change the direction of its foreign and security policy, even now, and return to a path that protects the national interest and the people,” he said.
Claiming that the country’s foreign and security policies differ significantly from those of past administrations — even those led by the current ruling party — Jang accused the Lee adminsitration of weakening the alliance with the US.
Jang also cited what he described as growing tensions with traditional allies, including and Lee’s criticism of Israel on social media and friction between Seoul and Washington over Coupang. US lawmakers have protested over the South Korean government’s investigation into a massive data breach at the US-listed e-commerce giant.
