Korea(Reuters)China’s state-run media claimed that the joint South Korea-U.S. exercise (UFS) has resumed and that the joint South Korea-U.S. exercise will undermine the security of the Korean Peninsula.
While drawing a line on the South Korea-U.S. joint drills and the Taiwan Strait issue, he blasted the U.S., saying that the U.S. has expressed its intention to strengthen its military power in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Global Times reported on the 23rd that South Korea and the U.S. will conduct a large-scale military drill until the 1st of next month to send a strong message of deterrence to North Korea.The media also said that the exercise is a military exercise that is virtually an all-out war concept involving large-scale troops.
Korea(Reuters)The Global Times quoted military experts as saying that the U.S. highlights its role in regional security is inevitable.He also pointed out that the exercise is aimed at maintaining U.S. hegemony and global leadership rather than stabilizing the Korean Peninsula.”The U.S. has resumed training to demonstrate its large-scale military operational capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region,” Wei Dong-shu, a Beijing military expert, told the Global Times.Citing U.S. media reports such as the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, the media said the exercise, which resumed after five years, will stimulate North Korea.
(Source from Reuters/Alamy)Yang Shi-yu, a senior researcher at the China Institute for International Studies, said, “This joint exercise will have a counterproductive effect on the situation on the Korean Peninsula,” adding, “North Korea will not trade the national security issue of nuclear weapons for economic benefits.” Feeling threatened, North Korea predicted that it would continue its nuclear armament.The Global Times criticized the U.S. again, referring to the “2022 Pitch Black Training,” which will be held until the 7th of next month. The U.S. is rallying South Korea, Japan, and NATO members into the Western Pacific Ocean, claiming that this is to pressure China for the Taiwan Strait issue.
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