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He\u2019s accused outgoing liberal President Moon Jae-in of tilting toward Pyongyang and Beijing and away from Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s also stressed the need to recognize the strategic importance of repairing ties with Tokyo despite recent bilateral historical disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some experts say a Yoon government will likely be able to reinforce ties with Washington and improve relations with Tokyo but can\u2019t really avoid frictions with Pyongyang and Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll rebuild the South Korea-U.S. alliance. I\u2019ll [make] it a strategic comprehensive alliance while sharing key values like a liberal democracy, a market economy and human rights,\u201d Yoon told a televised news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll establish a strong military capacity to deter any provocation completely,\u201d Yoon said. \u201cI\u2019ll firmly deal with illicit, unreasonable behavior by North Korea in a principled manner, though I\u2019ll always leave [the] door for South-North talks open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his election win, he spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone. According to a White House statement, Biden congratulated Yoon on the election and emphasized the U.S. commitment to the defense of South Korea. The statement said the two also committed to maintain close coordination on addressing the threats posed by North Korea\u2019s nuclear and missile programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea hasn\u2019t commented on Yoon\u2019s election. In recent weeks, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/02\/27\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-in-resumption-of-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\">launched a spate of sophisticated, nuclear-capable ballistic missiles<\/a> in what experts call an attempt to modernize its weapons arsenal and to pressure the Biden administration to make concessions, like sanctions relief, amid stalled diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, North Korea said it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2022\/02\/28\/north-korea-says-it-tested-cameras-for-spy-satellite\/\" target=\"_blank\">tested cameras and other systems needed to operate a spy satellite<\/a>. Its state media on Thursday cited leader Kim Jong Un as saying his country needs reconnaissance satellites to monitor \u201cthe aggression troops of the U.S. imperialism and its vassal forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Japan, Yoon said that Seoul and Tokyo should focus on building future-oriented ties. \u201cThe focus in South Korea-Japan relations should be finding future paths that would benefit the people of both countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/08\/15\/tension-between-south-korea-and-japan-could-hurt-us-goals-in-the-pacific-and-china-is-watching\/\" target=\"_blank\">two countries are both key U.S. allies<\/a> and closely linked to each other economically and culturally, but their relations sank to post-war lows during Moon\u2019s presidency over disputes related to Japan\u2019s 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday expressed a desire to communicate with Yoon to bring back good ties. 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