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Craig Kafura, Dina Smeltz, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Monten, and Jordan Tama analyze recent surveys of foreign policy professionals and the American public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.

American's favorable views of South Korea are at an all-time high and a majority of Americans support using US troops to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea.

New polling reveals that little has changed in terms of South Korean attitudes towards the US-South Korea military alliance.

The American public is now less concerned about the threat posed by North Korea.

A large majority (92%) of the South Korean public supports their country’s alliance with the United States, largely unchanged since 2014. 

This report says that Americans remain supportive of the US military presence in Japan.

Chicago Council and Asan Institute surveys conducted in 2019 find that both South Koreans and Americans see a strengthened US-ROK alliance as an asset in dealing with China, suggesting that Washington and Seoul can afford to strengthen coordination between their policies toward China.​

The 2019 Chicago Council Survey finds that support for South Korea as an ally remains high and bipartisan.

Two recent surveys found that both the American and South Korean publics see an improvement in the security situation on the Korean peninsula.

A survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs reveals the South Korean public sees an improvement in their country's security.