48% of (South Korean) Youth Would Support N. Korea in Case of Attack

Edited on Tue Feb-21-06 03:18 PM by ECH1969

Survey Shows Half of Young Generation Are Progressive

Almost half of juniors surveyed, who will get their first voting rights in the 2007 presidential election, said in a recent poll that South Korea should side with North Korea if Washington attacks nuclear facilities in the North without Seoul's consent.

Peaceful unification was the most preferred method of reintegrating the two Koreas, receiving the approval of 54.1 percent of respondents. But 35.5 percent said they have no problem in maintaining the status quo if the two sides can coexist peacefully.

Nearly 40 percent of respondents chose China as the partner most important for South Korea to keep friendly relations with. The United States came next with 18.4 percent and North Korea came third with 18 percent.

The United States has traditionally been considered the most important ally of South Korea since Washington's participation in the 1950-53 Korean War to defeat the North's invasion.

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