In the months and years ahead, there's a danger—though it's far from a foregone conclusion—that South Korea could join the likes of the Philippines and drift away from its historic ally in Washington and towards China. That would be a true shame. South Korea is a jewel: a beacon of democracy surrounded by dictatorships; a loyal friend to the United States; and a nation of strivers that built an innovative, prosperous, and free country out of the ashes of the Korean War. Yet there's a disturbing possibility that we could find ourselves asking, just a few years from now, Who lost Korea?
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