Presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung announced his participation in the U.S.-led quad for ‘arms augmentation’ at ‘Indian level’, and candidate Yoon Seok-yeol announced a strategy of ‘mutual respect with China on the central axis of Korea and the United States’ as ‘liberal international contribution’.
Voice of America (VOA) held a conversation with Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the presidential election committee, Practical Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Wie Seong-rak (February 2) and Foreign Security Policy Headquarters Director, Kim Seong-han (January 3), which was organized by Voice of America (VOA). in 'Contribution to the Development of Liberal International Order' (Seong-Han Kim) and 'Partnership of India's Quad to the United States' (Sung-Rak Wit), respectively.
Candidate Lee said, "The Moon Jae-in administration focused on peace on the Korean Peninsula, but the Lee Jae-myung administration places importance on both peace and denuclearization." He revealed the Indian model for continuing Korea's military increase.
Regarding North Korea's nuclear program, Candidate Lee said, "Since it is a problem with a complex background, we will use a complex approach."
Candidate Yoon's side said, "If the ROK-U.S. relationship develops stably and plays a pivotal role, China will treat it commensurately, and South Korea will also have a solid foundation for treating China with mutual respect." there is. We will show our contribution to the international community by standing on the right side of history with countries with the same will as us.”
Regarding North Korea's involvement, Candidate Yoon's side said, "We divide North Korea into several stages and predict the measures that North Korea should take at each stage and the measures that we will provide to North Korea in response, leading North Korea to dialogue and trying to come up with a solution." We will avoid the approach of solving the problem through dialogue with North Korea,” he said.
Candidate Lee said, “The partnership with China is also developing based on the alliance with the United States. In East Asia, Korea has more space to cooperate with the United States than now. There will be,” he said, adding, “Isn’t there any reason why Korea can’t do what India is cooperating with?”
Candidate Yoon's side said, "We need a kind of multi-layered defense system in the metropolitan area to prepare for the possibility of North Korea's high-altitude launch. He said, “It is this self-defense system that blocks THAAD from flying to high floors.” He said, “We approach the problem through active dialogue with North Korea under the principle of emphasizing North Korea’s human rights issues” and “the permanent liaison office between the two Koreas and the United States in Washington.”
Candidate Jae-myung Lee said in particular that "the Moon Jae-in government's focus is on peace," and "exclusion of denuclearization, power-based peace."