| 1 | Thus we need to carefully nurture and treasure our alliance with the United States. | |
| 2 | China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern on Tuesday about the South Korean-U.S. drills. | |
| 3 | And the overwhelming majority (92 percent) believes that the South Korea-US alliance should either be maintained or strengthened. | |
| 4 | When the Korea - U.S. alliance is strong, we can have good relations with China, Japan and Russia. | |
| 5 | Because we are surrounded by Japan, China and Russia, the alliance with the United States is a basis for our national security. |