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When asked how much they thought the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty contributed to peace in Korea, 80% of Koreans answered “positively”. A majority of Americans, 65.8%, responded positively to the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty’s contribution to peace in Korea. The key to the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty, which is the legal basis for the USFK stationing, is that South Korea and the US jointly respond in accordance with constitutional procedures when either country is threatened by an external attack.
On the 30th, in an opinion poll conducted by the Dong-A Ilbo and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs at the request of Gallup Korea, 80% of Koreans answered ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ to the question ‘How much do you think the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty contributed to peace in Korea?’ ’ was counted at 11.2%. To the same question, the response of the American public as positive (65.8%) was significantly higher than that of negative (7.3%).
When asked whether the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty is more beneficial to Korea or the US, 42.3% of Koreans answered “US”, higher than “Korea” (19.9%). In the case of American citizens, 30.6% of the respondents said that the US had an advantage, and 25.9% said that Korea had an advantage.
| 17 metropolitan cities and provinces in Korea and 4 regions in the US were sampled and surveyed |
| Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Investigation Results Policy Utilization Policy In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US alliance, Dong-A Ilbo planned a ‘research on Korea-US relations’ targeting Koreans and Americans with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs earlier this year, and commissioned Gallup Korea to investigate. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs plans to refer to the results of this investigation and use them for future policy establishment. Gallup Korea conducted an online panel survey of 1,037 people aged 19 to 69 living in Korea from the 17th to the 21st of this month, and 1,000 people aged 19 to 69 living in the United States from the 17th to the 22nd of this month. did. The sampling error for both surveys is ±3.0 percentage points and ±3.1 percentage points for Korea and the US, respectively, at the 95% confidence level. In order for the survey subjects to represent the people of both countries, samples were extracted considering regions, gender, and age, including 17 metropolitan cities and provinces in Korea and four regions in the United States (Midwest, Northeast, South, and West). They were asked 48 questions in 6 categories, including △mutual perception of Korea and the United States △perception and current status of the Korean War △ROK-US alliance △mutual perception between countries (neighboring countries) △ROK-US relationship prospects △Korea veterans diplomacy evaluation. . |
Source: Donga
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