South Korea doesn’t have to remain allied with US, ambassador warns

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South Korea doesn’t have to remain allied with the United States as the American rivalry with China intensifies, according to a key envoy.

“Just because South Korea chose the U.S. 70 years ago doesn’t mean it has to choose the U.S. for the next 70 years, too,” Lee Soo-hyuck, the South Korean ambassador to the U.S. told lawmakers in Seoul.

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