News analysis   South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was not Beijing’s preferred candidate for the recent polls. The political novice is expected to be tougher on China in contrast to the softer approach taken by his liberal predecessor President Moon Jae-in. The 60-year-old replaces Moon on May 10. Yoon, a former prosecutor, was elected South Korea’s new president last week in one of the closest fought races in the East Asian nation’s history. He managed to edge out the ruling Democratic Party’s (DP) Lee Jae-myung with 48.6 percent of the vote to 47.8 percent. His election victory was confirmed in the early morning of March 10 local time. After being elected, Yoon pledged to “reset” ties with China and sternly deal with North Korea’s misbehavior, a hardline posture similar to his conservative predecessors. He had also campaigned as a pro-Washington and Japan-friendly candidate, differing …