Politician

The relationship with China has become more important, not only in terms of economic cooperation but also for strategic cooperation for the peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue. That is why I am pursuing a balanced diplomacy with the U.S. as well as China.

I will strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

I do not agree that South Korea needs to develop our own nuclear weapons or relocate tactical nuclear weapons in the face of North Korea's nuclear threat.

Whenever democracy has fallen into a crisis, the Korean people have sprung up in rage.

I was thinking I wanted to finish my life there in Hungnam doing pro bono service.

I will restore a government based on principle and justice.

Denuclearization and the lasting peace on the Korean peninsula cannot be abandoned or delayed, as they are the historical assignment.

The president who achieved a true democracy. The president who built a peaceful relationship between the North and the South. The president who achieved a more equal and fair economy. That's how I want to be remembered.

I am well aware of the concern and fear of the Chinese about the THAAD deployment.

I will be president for all South Koreans.

Denuclearization and the lasting peace on the Korean peninsula cannot be abandoned or delayed, as they are the historical assignment.

I will be a president that can share a glass of soju with the public after work.

I will be the proud president of a proud nation.

Poverty dictated my childhood. But there were benefits as well: I became independent, more mature than my peers, and I realized that money is not the most important thing in life.

We will prevent war, whatever it takes.

I was thinking I wanted to finish my life there in Hungnam doing pro bono service.

The alliance with the United States is and will always be the foundation of our diplomacy and national security.

My best quality is that I am persistent. My worst is that I am no fun.

For Korea, ASEAN has undoubtedly been a special and valued friend.

There will be no war repeated on the Korean Peninsula.