South korean government under the former ceo, president lee myung-bak

  • Eunsook Yang
Keywords: President Lee Myung-bak, Foreign policy, Economic crisis, US

Abstract

After a promising start with his landslide victory in December 2007, President Lee Myung-bak carried a mandate for sweeping economic reforms, but he had to overcome several important troubles. In August 2008 significant demonstrations took regarding American beef imports scheduled under the pending US-ROK Free Trade Agreement, his ambitious building projects, opposition to his privatizing agenda and somehow authoritarian style. His record in foreign policy is remarkable as it supposes a departure from his predecessor´s priorities: reinforcing the alliance with the US, seeking to restore good relations with Japan, being more forthcoming in his energy security diplomacy towards Russia, upgrading his partnership with China and taking a firmer stance on North Korea. But still Lee Myung-bak has to succeed in the new challenge stemming from the global economic crisis and to restore the national economic health.

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Published
2008-01-01
How to Cite
Yang E. . (2008). South korean government under the former ceo, president lee myung-bak. UNISCI Discussion Papers, 18, 127-132. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/UNIS/article/view/UNIS0808330127A
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