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The ‘quiet’ crisis brewing between the US and South Korea
Trade tensions are building, the military alliance is under pressure and South Korean domestic politics are fraught. Can Seoul negotiate a way out?
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The results of negotiations between the two countries could have ramifications across East Asia.
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Christian Davies in Seoul
SEOUL - This month, South Korea and the US staged their latest joint naval drills. Destroyers and patrol aircraft rehearsed responses to potential incursions by North Korean drones and special forces across the maritime border.
“With the overwhelming power of the South Korea-US combined fleet, we will strongly retaliate against any enemy provocation,” South Korean navy commander Ryu Yoon-sang declared.
