Greater and inclusive cooperation requires that regional states play an autonomous role and work on the easy issues first

China and the Republic of Korea seem to hold different views on the role of the United States-ROK alliance. China believes that, as the legacy of the Cold War, the continuation of US-ROK alliance is one of the main reasons for the tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while the ROK regards the alliance as a linchpin for peace and stability on the peninsula and in Asia.

Historically, the US-Asian alliances were in response to the challenges of the communist bloc led by the former Soviet Union. With the end of Cold War, the targets for the alliances are becoming increasingly blurred. Logically speaking, the alliances should come to an end.