Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party was elected as South Korea’s new president on Thursday. Photo: AP
Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party was elected as South Korea’s new president on Thursday. Photo: AP
South Korea

South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol vows tougher stance on North Korea, ‘mutual respect’ with China

  • Analysts say Yoon can’t sustain his tough rhetoric against Beijing and Pyongyang but his bid for a stronger military alliance with Washington could raise tensions
  • Critics argue the former prosecutor has no clear-cut policy orientation or experience as a policy setter

Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party was elected as South Korea’s new president on Thursday. Photo: AP
Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party was elected as South Korea’s new president on Thursday. Photo: AP
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