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January 3, 2013

South Korea Needs to Fix Its Ties to the U.S.

Sukhan Kim, JoongAng Daily

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A final change I hope to see is for Koreans to cease their deeply engrained posture of servility to the United States. Such deference is understandable to an extent, given America’s power, but it is time for Korea’s self-perception to catch up to the new reality of Korea’s increased stature. To overcome this, Korea must strive for a more symmetrical approach in engaging the United States.

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