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US-ROK relations hostage wounded

Increase in South Korean public distrust of the United States. On the other hand, This year, South Korean political, military, economic relations were progressing well. Politically, South Korea on North Korea policy differences narrowed. After the Bush administration took office in 2001, insisted on a tough stance toward the will of the DPRK as Roh Moo-hyun government took office in 2003, continued during the Kim Dae-jung's engagement policy toward the DPRK, did not participate in the United States launched the On the DPRK nuclear issue, South Korea advocates dialogue with the DPRK. However, since the second half of 2006, the U.S. policy toward positive change; the same time, the stalled six-party talks progress. February 13, 2007, the Six-Party joint document reached the initial stage. With the transfer of funds involved in problem solving the DPRK, North Korea shut down Yongbyon nuclear facilities, heavy oil compensation, the first stage of its denuclearization goal realized. Adjustment of U.S. policy toward the DPRK and the Korean engagement policy toward the direction of the line. Militarily, the US-ROK alliance transformation of a foregone conclusion. Roh Moo-hyun Government is opposed to changing the nature of U.S. troops, fearing the U.S. retreat will increase South Korea's military burden. Roh proposed the building of January 2006, the U.S. military in South Korea South Korea intervene in regional conflicts in Northeast Asia. The issue of command during the war, U.S. and South Korea agreed in 2012 to the transfer of wartime command of South Korea. 3 at the end of 2007, relocation of U.S. military bases in South Korea to South Korea reached a preliminary agreement, South Korea will be at 110 billion base relocation costs borne 6O billion dollars in costs. Reduction of U.S. troops and bases across the border, strategic flexibility, wartime command, the base relocation costs and other problems for South Korea on the basis of equality laid the foundation for military cooperation. Economically, the US-ROK relations have made important breakthroughs, marked by April 2, 2007 South Korea signed a free trade agreement. South Korea is the seventh largest U.S. trading partner, the United States is Korea's largest foreign investor. FTA will reduce the world's tenth largest economy and between economies of tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, a substantial increase in exports of both countries. FTA will inevitably have political significance. South Korean media that the US-South Korea FTA is expected to further strengthen the alliance as a There are media said the signing of the FTA will make South Korea out of the folder 2007 34 Aug. 20 hug hug. Political, military, economic relations determine the basic trend of US-ROK relations, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian affairs Christopher Hill that the real against the United States, South Korea, relationship. Event from the South Korean government has the responsibility not to blindly attributed to the United States, presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-seon said: In recent years, US-ROK relations in the North Korean nuclear issue,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], alliance into disputes and other issues, described the US-ROK relations are mostly need to maintain the strategic alliance, South Korea need the expertise of the United States to maintain stability in the peninsula and maintain the strategic balance in Northeast Asia; from the U.S. perspective, the US-ROK alliance is in the Peninsula and maintain its interests in Northeast Asia. Thus, while the two sides friction, but a solid foundation in general. I (of the Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Research Associate, United States)