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최근 이 대통령이 미국에 의존한 방어 체계의 한계를 지적하며 경제 관계를 강화하겠다는 입장을 밝혀 해외에서 주목받고 있다. 이는 미국과의 전통적인 안보 동맹에 대한 재평가와 더불어 경제적 자립을 강조하는 발언으로 해석된다.

해외 반응에서는 미국의 동맹국들이 자주국방을 추구하는 것이 합리적이라는 의견이 많다. 특히, 유럽과 일본 등 다른 동맹국들도 비슷한 움직임을 보이고 있다는 점에서 이 대통령의 발언이 더욱 주목받고 있다.

해외 시각에서는 이 대통령의 발언이 단순히 안보에 국한된 것이 아니라 경제, 기술, 공급망 등 다양한 분야에서의 자립을 강조하는 것으로 이해되고 있다. 이는 미국과의 관계를 유지하면서도 중국과의 경제적 유대를 강화하려는 전략으로 해석된다.

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  • 미국의 동맹국들이 자주국방을 추구하는 것이 합리적이라는 반응이 많다.
  • 캐나다와 유럽 등 다른 국가들도 비슷한 상황을 겪고 있다는 의견이 있다.
  • 일본의 대만 방어 관련 발언에 대한 논란이 있다.
  • 이 대통령의 발언이 경제적 자립을 강조하는 것으로 해석된다는 의견이 있다.
  • 미국의 억지력이 허상이라는 비판이 제기된다.

ROME - President Lee Jae Myung said South Korea's traditional reliance on the United States for defense is no longer valid and that the country will seek to become a partner capable of self-reliant defense.

Seoul will also work to expand its economic cooperation with the U.S., he added, calling it an important factor in what he called a new approach that he said will better serve South Korea's national interest amid a shift in the geopolitical environment.

Lee made the remarks in an interview, published Thursday, with Corriere della Sera, Italy's most widely circulated daily newspaper, as he is currently on a visit to Italy as part of his first trip to Europe since taking office a year earlier.

Referring to South Korea's traditional approach of relying on Washington for national security while maintaining close economic ties with Beijing, the country's largest trading partner, the president insisted such an approach was no longer valid.

"I believe such a dichotomous approach has lost its validity amid recent shifts in the geopolitical environment," he said, according to a transcript of his interview released by his office Cheong Wa Dae.

Under a new approach that Lee said will best serve South Korea's national interests, Seoul will seek to expand its economic cooperation with Washington.

"Expanding our economic cooperation with the U.S. to high-tech sectors will be an important factor that enhances our industrial competitiveness," Lee said, citing what he called growing competition between South Korean and Chinese firms due to the advancement of China's industrial and technological competitiveness.

He said the South Korea-U.S. alliance remains "the basic axis" of South Korea's diplomacy, stressing the need to strengthen autonomous capabilities as a way to modernize the alliance.

"Autonomous capabilities mean becoming a trustworthy partner that can take responsibility of its own defense without relying on an ally," the president noted.

Seoul's push to regain wartime operational control of South Korean troops from Washington is in line with the new approach, he said, adding that it also aligns with what the U.S. wants.

Speaking on South Korea-Italy relations, he said Seoul plans to enhance cooperation with Europe in high-tech manufacturing and strategic supply chains, adding that Italy is an ideal partner for South Korea in future-oriented industries.

He expressed hope that his ongoing trip to Italy will provide an opportunity to strengthen the countries' bilateral strategic partnership.

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