Research On The Strengthening Of The Alliance Between South Korea And The United States During The Period Of Park Geun-hye

The establishment of the Korean-American alliance began with the Korean War and was further improved during the Cold War.After the Cold War ended,the alliance entered a drift period and gradually became more and more strengthened after the end of the Cold War.Since the signing of the Korean-US Mutual Defense Treaty,The United States has always regarded the Korea-US alliance as an important axis to maintain its balance in the Asia-Pacific region,while South Korea has always regarded the Korea-US alliance as the basic axis of its diplomatic strategy.During Lee Myung-bak 's administration,the strengthening of the Korea-US alliance became more and more obvious.After Park Geun-hye took office,The strengthening trend of the Korea-US alliance is even greater than that of the Korea-US alliance.The increasingly intensified dynamic of the Korea-US alliance has obviously become a major influence on the changing trend of the geopolitical situation in Northeast Asia.Based on the theory of asymmetric alliance between Korea and America,this paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the strengthening of the alliance in Park Geun-hye's time.Recalling the history of the formation of the United States Asia-Pacific Alliance,It can be found that the fundamental motivation for the formation of the United States Asia-Pacific Alliance is based on the US strategic interests.The core goal of the United States' global grand strategy is concentrated on preventing emerging countries from dominating the key areas on the edge of the Eurasian continent.To protect the allies under the United States security umbrella and consolidate the political and economic order that the United States is leading.In the context of a more complex situation in Northeast Asia and an increase in potential threats,During his second term in office,Obama launched the Asia-Pacific rebalancing Strategy,which aims to create a "security environment conducive to the United States in Northeast Asia",to prevent the rise of China,to deter North Korea,and to regulate and control it.The strategic goal of South Korea and the strengthening of its alliance with the United States have become an indispensable key link.From the South Korean side,in the context of the "Asia-Pacific rebalancing" of the United States,it is based on alleviating the pressure brought by the rise of neighboring powers and dealing with the growing nuclear threat from the DPRK.Park Geun-hye,who represents conservative political power in South Korea,strengthened the alliance during her term.Two months after Park Geun-hye took office,South Korea and the United States took the 60 th anniversary of the founding of the Korea-US alliance as an opportunity to issue a declaration on the 60 th anniversary of the founding of the Korea-US alliance,repositioning the alliance relationship between the two countries.To upgrade the comprehensive strategic alliance relationship between South Korea and the United States into a global partnership,which set the tone for the subsequent development of the Korea-US alliance.Since then,the Korea-US alliance has been in economic,political,Security and other fields have carried out all-round cooperation.In economic,trade,and scientific and technological cooperation,both sides have eliminated non-tariff barriers to FTA agricultural and livestock products,South Korea has resumed crude oil imports to the United States,and the two countries and South Korea have signed a space cooperation agreement.We will further promote cooperation in the field of space.In the field of diplomatic security cooperation,in addition to conducting annual military exercises as usual,the two countries agreed to postpone the command of wartime operations again,and formulated a customized containment strategy for North Korea to strengthen intelligence cooperation between the United States,Japan and South Korea.Started and accelerated the "THAAD" system into Korea deployment process.The strengthening of the Korea-US alliance has had a series of effects on the situation in Northeast Asia.The large-scale military exercises between the ROK and the United States have stimulated North Korea to conduct nuclear missile tests frequently,and the "THAAD" entry into South Korea has put the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula into a difficult position.At the same time,it jeopardizes the national interests of the region,including China,mainly by deterring the strategic interests of China and Russia,undermining the friendly development of Sino-Korean relations,and hindering the process of building a sense of community of mutual trust amongNortheast Asian countries.The technical cooperation of the military alliance between America,Japan and South Korea has been strengthened,and the strategic leadership of the United States in Northeast Asia has been consolidated.By synthesizing the above three chapters,we can see that the most prominent manifestation of the strengthening of the Korea-US alliance is the deployment of "THAAD" into South Korea,in order to cope with the strengthening of the Korea-US alliance,which is marked by the "sad" entry into South Korea.China should carry out policy reflection and strategic counteraction.China needs to effectively developits bilateral relations,actively promote the development of bilateral relations,and build a general stable and balanced development of China-US power relationship framework,and promote the relations between China and South Korea on the right track.To strengthen the multidimensional interaction between China and South Korea,and to promote economic cooperation in Northeast Asia in parallel,China should contribute its wisdom to the promotion of Northeast Asia cooperation.