During this time, Chun was worried about the state of South Korean-American relations, which had greatly deteriorated towards the end of Park Chung-hee's long authoritarian presidency.
Selama waktu ini, Chun khawatir tentang keadaan hubungan Korea Selatan-Amerika, yang telah sangat memburuk menjelang akhir Park Chung-hee presiden otoriter yang panjang.