South Korea's Lee Jae-myung now tasked with healing China ties

Anti-Beijing sentiment that rose in Yoon's term may impede his 'pragmatic' diplomacy

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, right, speaks during a news conference with Kim Min-seok, appointed as Prime Minister, at the Presidential office in Seoul on June 4. © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC

SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung faces an uphill battle in bolstering relations with both China and the U.S., with some analysts suggesting he may find himself unable to execute a non-aligned, strategically ambiguous foreign policy.

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