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But conservative autocracies have traditionally been America's allies, like, erm, South Korea during the cold war. So same old, same old? I guess it might piss
by fredoralive 2y ago
But conservative autocracies have traditionally been America's allies, like, erm, South Korea during the cold war. So same old, same old?
I guess it might piss off China though if they do go truly looney.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> conservative autocracies have traditionally been America's allies, like, erm, South Korea during the cold war. So same old, same old? "President Yoon has taken an overwhelmingly pro-US policy compared to previous presidents," and his "PPP is fiercely anti-communist and advocates a hawkish policy against North Korea" [1]. On the other hand, "conservatives in South Korea place more importance on economic pragmatism than liberals, so they try to avoid friction with China on Cross-Strait relations, Korean culture and Korean history" (Id.). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party_(South_Korea)#Foreign_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party_(South_Kore...