What South Korea's President-Elect Could Mean for U.S

SEOUL, South Korea - Making their voices heard are the people of South Korea. Following the country's most closely fought elections that wrapped up Wednesday night, Thursday they found out who their new leader will be. 

President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Seoul National Cemetery for his first official event following the election.

With more than 98% of the ballots counted, the former top prosecutor had 48.6% of the votes against his rival's 47.8%.

Yoon, whose single five-year term is to begin in May, campaigned that the center of his foreign policy would be boosting the country's alliance with the U.S. accusing the outgoing President of tilting away from Washington.

Expert analyst, Kim Dong-gil, Korean Peninsula Center Director at Peking University said, "I think the Chinese government might feel unhappy with Yoon's statements, but the Chinese government would understand and would have foreseen this situation. So I reckon that the Chinese government may wait for a month or two to see how the Korean government adjusts its policies towards China and then to decide if a new attitude is needed."