South Koreans Rank the US Highest in Trustworthiness, China Lowest

The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, on Aug. 23, 2016. Courtesy of Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via Reuters

A recent survey in South Korea showed that when it comes to trustworthiness, people put the United States at the top of the list and China at the bottom, indicating that most South Koreans want the county’s foreign policy to be centered around the United States instead of China.

This year marks the 30th year since South Korea and China formally established diplomatic relations. Since then, China has become South Korea’s largest trading partner in both imports and exports. South Korea relies on China for over 25 percent of overall trade.