▁to ▁mention ▁UN ▁Resol utions ". ▁ ▁Lee ▁has ▁also ▁proposed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁" hold ▁quiet ▁consult ations ▁with ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁prepare ▁joint ly ▁for ▁a ▁un ified ▁Korea ▁under ▁Se oul ’ s ▁direction , ▁a ▁new ▁polity ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁free , ▁peace ful , ▁capital ist , ▁pro - U . S . ▁and ▁pro - Ch ina ". ▁ ▁Lee ▁oppos es ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁between ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁North ▁Korea ▁( fre qu ently ▁demanded ▁by ▁the ▁latter ) ▁absent ▁substantial ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁regime . ▁He ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁" N orth ▁Korea ▁is ▁not ▁seeking ▁peace , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁on ▁the ▁Korean ▁pen ins ula ", ▁and ▁that ▁" real ▁peace ▁is ▁won ▁by ▁resolve ▁and ▁sacrifice , ▁while ▁e ph em eral ▁peace ▁is ▁all ▁too ▁often ▁con co cted ▁only ▁by ▁v ow els ▁and ▁con son ants ". ▁Lee ▁maintain s ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁Korea ▁has ▁brought ▁dec ades ▁of ▁ge opol it ical ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁bro ader ▁region ▁and ▁should ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁event ual ▁signing ▁of ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea : ▁Re con c ili ation ▁through ▁strength ▁and ▁p rag mat ism ▁ ▁Lee ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁a ▁stronger ▁lead ▁by ▁South ▁Korea , ▁rein for cing ▁programs ▁for ▁res ett lement ▁of