Some trends in Seoul's foreign policy

The authors think that considering the Asia-Pacific region of great importance to U.S. global strategic interests, Washington wants to create there, just as in Western Europe, a new front to counterbalance the USSR and other socialist countries. South Korea plays a key role in enhancing the American strategic interests in this region. South Korean foreign policy is scrutinized against the backdrop of American and Japanese interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Seoul's attempts to improve its relations with the ASEAN countries and the PRC. South Korean support for Tokyo's proposal to establish a Pacific Community. (DÜI-Sen)