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Viewing cable 07SEOUL2180, STUDENTS' VIEWS ON CANDIDATES' FOREIGN POLICY

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07SEOUL2180 2007-07-20 07:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Seoul
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PP RUEHWEB

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FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5622
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 2857
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 2968
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 8162
RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI 2084
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J2 SEOUL KOR
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP//
UNCLAS SEOUL 002180 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV KS KN
SUBJECT: STUDENTS' VIEWS ON CANDIDATES' FOREIGN POLICY 
 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1.  In an informal survey of college students, we found that 
the majority of students acknowledged the importance of 
foreign policy in the upcoming presidential election.  Most, 
however, appeared to be utterly uninformed about the 
candidates' policies.  This outcome likely reflects the 
conscious decision of the candidates to de-emphasize foreign 
policy issues relative to domestic concerns. END SUMMARY. 
 
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THE SURVEY 
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2.  Between June 21 and July 5, Political Section interns 
surveyed 83 college students about their views on the 
upcoming elections.  We canvassed students from some of the 
ROK's most prestigious universities, including Ewha 
University, Korea University, Seoul National University, 
Sogang University, Yonsei University and the Korea Foreign 
Language University. 
 
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FOREIGN POLICY AS A MEANS OF COOPERATION 
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3.  Most students, 55 out of 83, agreed that the foreign 
policy of a candidate would play an important role in 
determining support for that candidate.  The two most common 
reasons were that the ROK had to cooperate with the 
surrounding superpowers to overcome the imbalance of 
security, and that the ROK's domestic policy hinged upon 
foreign policy, especially in the trade sector.  Some, 
however, believed that foreign policy was inconsequential. 
Representative of this group, a Seoul National University 
political science student argued that the president could not 
be held responsible for Korea's foreign policy.  "We have 
powerful neighbors who act independently of Korea's 
interests," she said.  Accordingly, she was more interested 
in the president's domestic agenda, which the president could 
control. 
 
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FOREIGN POLICY MUST CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL INTEREST 
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4.  In answering a question about which country was most 
important to Korea's foreign policy, an overwhelming majority 
answered USA, followed by the DPRK and China respectively. 
"Whenever I see the word foreign policy, I immediately think 
about which nation matters most to Korea's economic 
well-being? My answer is America," remarked a 25-year-old 
female graduate student of Seoul National University.  A 
Chinese major at Sogang University replied that she chose 
China because China would eventually become Korea's largest 
trade partner. 
 
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CONTROVERSY ON UNCONDITIONAL AID 
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5.  When it came to foreign policy towards the DPRK, 
two-thirds of all respondents criticized the ROKG's 
unconditional aid policy.  Of the critics, half wanted to 
discontinue all aid, while the other half with a 
middle-ground approach wanted to implement conditional aid. 
Some responded that unconditional aid was a strategy for 
maintaining an ROK-DPRK relationship independent of other 
powers.  "I am against the Sunshine Policy as it is now, but 
I think humanitarian aid should continue with some kind of 
monitoring or negotiation," replied a Korea University 
student.  "What I detest more is discontinuing aid just 
because of US pressure on nuclear weapons." 
 
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LACK OF INFORMATION ON FOREIGN POLICY 
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6.  Nearly two-thirds of the respondents said that they did 
not know the foreign policy of any of the candidates.  Among 
the informed students, more knew about Lee Myung-bak's 
foreign than Park Geun-hye's.  "I don't look for who has the 
best foreign policy among the candidates," said a recent 
graduate of Ewha Women's University, "I prefer Lee, so I know 
more about his opinions including his foreign policy than 
about other candidates' opinions."  A student at Korea 
University said, "I do not know the concrete details of Lee 
and Park's foreign policy, but the direction of their policy 
is predictable based on their political party."  However, a 
graduate student at Korea University disagreed: "None of the 
candidates' foreign policy can be predicted based on their 
party.  Lee and Park now suggest foreign policy agendas not 
unlike the candidates from the left.  I have no idea what 
their foreign policy is even if I know the policy line of 
GNP." 
 
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COMMENT 
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7.    Somewhat fatalistically, most students believed that 
the foreign policy of the candidates mattered only in those 
areas in which the ROK itself could promote change, such as 
in North Korea.  However, with regard to the ROK's North 
Korea policy, students were generally critical of 
unconditional aid.  This finding tracks other polls noting 
the growing conservatism of ROK youth. 
 
8.  This report was drafted by Embassy intern Jee-hye Kim. 
 
 
STANTON