[POLL] Majority of S. Koreans view APEC summit as boost for Lee gov't

A majority of South Koreans believe the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, will have a positive impact for the Lee Jae Myung administration, according to a recent poll commissioned by The Korea Times. However, alongside the optimism, a considerable number of respondents expressed caution, stressing that achieving tangible economic outcomes from the two-day APEC summit, set to begin Friday, is more important than political impact. In the survey conducted last week by Hankook Research for The Korea Times, 30 percent of respondents said South Korea’s diplomatic standing as a middle power could be strengthened by Thursday’s U.S.-China summit, with Seoul positioning itself as a mediator and cooperative player amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. Another 28 percent predicted that the summit would boost South Korea’s global standing, leading to higher approval ratings and stronger policy momentum for the administration. In total, nearly 60 percent of respondents expected the summit to have aWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times